1977–78 South Pacific cyclone season
Introduction The '''1977–78 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season''' was a near-average season, with eight tropical cyclones forming.
Seasonal summary ImageSize = width:800 height:200PlotArea = top:10 bottom:80 right:20 left:20Legend = columns:3 left:30 top:58 columnwidth:270AlignBars = earlyDateFormat = dd/mm/yyyyPeriod = from:01/10/1977 till:01/06/1978TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalScaleMinor = grid:black unit:month increment:1 start:01/10/1977Colors     =  id:canvas value:gray(0.88)  id:GP     value:red  id:TDi    value:rgb(0,0.52,0.84)    legend:Tropical_Disturbance  id:TD     value:rgb(0.43,0.76,0.92)  legend:Tropical_Depression  id:C1     value:rgb(0.3,1,1)  legend:Category_1_=_63-87_km/h_(39-54_mph)  id:C2     value:rgb(0.75,1,0.75)     legend:Category_2_=_88-142_km/h_(55-74_mph)  id:C3     value:rgb(1,0.85,0.55)    legend:Category_3_=_143-158-km/h_(75-98_mph)  id:C4     value:rgb(1,0.45,0.54)  legend:Category_4_=_159–204_km/h_(99–127_mph)  id:C5     value:rgb(0.55,0.46,0.9)  legend:Category_5_=_≥205_km/h_(≥128_mph)Backgroundcolors = canvas:canvasBarData =  barset:Hurricane  bar:MonthPlotData=  barset:Hurricane width:10 align:left fontsize:S shift:(4,-4) anchor:till  from:24/11/1977 till:04/12/1977 color:C2 text:"Steve (C2)"  from:05/12/1977 till:11/12/1977 color:C1 text:"Tessa (C1)"  from:23/12/1977 till:31/12/1977 color:C2 text:"Anne (C2)"  from:31/12/1977 till:12/01/1978 color:C3 text:"Bob (C3)"  from:13/02/1978 till:01/03/1978 color:C3 text:"Charles (C3)"  from:15/02/1978 till:22/02/1978 color:C2 text:"Diana (C2)"  from:17/02/1978 till:23/02/1978 color:C2 text:"Ernie (C2)"  from:13/04/1978 till:22/04/1978 color:C3 text:"Hal (C3)"  bar:Month width:5 align:center fontsize:S shift:(0,-20) anchor:middle color:canvas  from:01/11/1977 till:30/11/1977 text:November  from:01/12/1977 till:31/12/1977 text:December  from:01/01/1978 till:31/01/1978 text:January  from:01/02/1978 till:28/02/1978 text:February  from:01/03/1978 till:31/03/1978 text:March  from:01/04/1978 till:30/04/1978 text:AprilTextData =   pos:(568,24)   text:"(From the"   pos:(617,24)   text:"Australian tropical cyclone scale)"
Systems ===Tropical Cyclone Steve======Tropical Cyclone Tessa===Tessa precursor tropical depression was first noted on December 5, while it was located in the southern Line Islands of Kiribati. Over the next couple of days, the system moved southeastwards and gradually intensified, before it was named Tessa by the FMS during December 7.During December 9, the system moved in between Puka Puka and Reao as it continued to weaken and move south-eastwards towards the Gambier Islands. The system was last noted during December 11, while it was located about  to the northeast of Adams Town in the Pitcarn Islands. As the system moved through the Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia, Tessa caused significant precipitation over the islands, with the Puka Puka weather station recording a 24-hour rainfall total of  during December 8.===Tropical Cyclone Anne===For several days during the week building up to Christmas 1977, a tropical disturbance persisted about  to the northeast of Fiji and to the northwest of Samoa. A distinct cyclonic circulation subsequently started to develop during December 23, while it was located about  to the northeast of Vanua Levu. Over the next day the system moved south-westwards and passed within  of Futuna, before it was named Anne by the FMS during December 24, as satellite pictures showed that a tropical cyclone was developing. During December 25, the winds were indirectly estimated to be off gale-force, as it passed south-westwards through the Fijian Islands.===Severe Tropical Cyclone Bob======Severe Tropical Cyclone Charles======Tropical Cyclone Diana===During February 15, a tropical depression developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone, to the west of French Polynesia's Society Islands. Over the next couple of days, the system moved eastwards towards Mopelia while gradually developing further, before it was named Diana by the FMS during February 16.===Tropical Cyclone Ernie===During February 17, the FMS started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed, about  to the northwest of Udu Point in Fiji. During that day, the system deepened as it moved south-eastwards towards Fiji before the FMS named it Ernie.===Severe Tropical Cyclone Hal===
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See also *Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1977, 1978*Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1977, 1978*Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1977, 1978*North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1977, 1978
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