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Hurricane Miriam (1978)

Miriam came within 342 km of Hawaii, passing to the south-east as a tropical storm on 30 August 1978. It had peaked far out at sea at 80 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
80 kt (92 mph) Category 1
Closest pass
342 km (212 mi) from Hawaii
When
30 August 1978
Distance from Honolulu
619 km (385 mi)
Lifetime
9 days 23 August 1978 – 2 September 1978
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
south-east

The closest pass

At its closest, Miriam was 342 km (212 mi) from Hawaii on 30 August 1978, as a tropical storm with 45 kt (52 mph) winds, approaching from the south-east.

The forecasts

No machine-readable official forecast survives for this storm. The digital forecast archive for the eastern and central Pacific begins in 1988, so the replay runs on the observed track instead.

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