Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Tropical Storm Rose (1978)
Rose was a tropical storm of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from June 21, 1978 to June 25, 1978, about 4 days, and covered 1,024 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 11 miles from Taichung, Taiwan.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 1,024 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.8
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Taichung, Taiwan | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Quanzhou, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Jinjiang, China | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Putian, China | 27 mi (43 km) |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 57 mi (92 km) |
| Xiamen, China | 62 mi (100 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1817th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (2024), Tropical Storm Leepi (2024), Tropical Storm Megi (2022) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.