names was utilized for named storms that developed in the East Pacific in 1978. This is the first season to feature both male and female names, and is also the first year of modern naming. Most of these names were used for the first time, except for Aletta, Carlotta, Iva and Olivia, which were previously used in the old four-year lists. The name Fico was used for the first and only time this year. Names not retired from this list were used in the 1982 season. At this time, lists were intended to be repeated every four years instead of six. In addition, the name Susan was utilized in the Central Pacific. Retirement The World Meteorological Organization retired the name Fico in the spring of 1979. It was replaced with Fabio for the 1982 season. Season effects This is a table of all the storms that formed in the 1978 Pacific hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, affected areas, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a tropical wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in USD. Potential tropical cyclones are not included in this table. See also List of Pacific hurricanes Pacific hurricane season 1978 Atlantic hurricane season 1978 Pacific typhoon season 1978 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Australian cyclone seasons: 1977–78, 1978–79 South Pacific cyclone seasons: 1977–78, 1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1977–78, 1978–79 References Pacific hurricane seasons Articles which contain graphical timelines