Storm history › West Pacific › 1978 season
Typhoon Viola (1978)
Viola was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1978 West Pacific season. It was tracked from November 16, 1978 to November 27, 1978, about 11 days, and covered 3,147 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 910 mb.
- Peak wind
- 145 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 910 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 3,147 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 333rd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Gaemi (2024), Typhoon Khanun (2023), Typhoon Champi (2015) and 63 more.
- Lowest pressure: 121st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Ragasa (2025), Typhoon Maria (2018), Typhoon Ewiniar (2006) and 30 more.
- Energy: 10% of the 1978 West Pacific season's ACE.