Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Typhoon Trix (1978)
Trix was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from July 11, 1978 to July 25, 1978, about 15 days, and covered 4,341 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 4 miles from Chizhou, China.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 4,341 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.7
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Chizhou, China | 4 mi (6 km) |
| Heze, China | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Liaocheng, China | 13 mi (21 km) |
| Anqing, China | 17 mi (27 km) |
| Fuyang, China | 19 mi (30 km) |
| Dezhou, China | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Hengshui, China | 20 mi (33 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1149th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Dujuan (2026), Typhoon Co-May (2025), Typhoon Maria (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.