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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 15, 1978 |
| Dissipated | April 26, 1978 |
| Typhoon | |
| 10-minute sustained (JMA) | |
| Highest winds | 150 km/h (90 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent typhoon | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 155 km/h (100 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 955 hPa (mbar); 28.20 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 66 |
| Injuries | 47 |
| Missing | 45 |
| Damage | ₱246 million |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1978 Pacific typhoon season | |
Typhoon Olive, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Atang, was a powerful tropical cyclone which affected the Philippines and Taiwan during April 1978. The second named storm and first typhoon of the 1978 Pacific typhoon season, Olive developed from a low-pressure area on April 15. One week later, it would peak as a minimal typhoon with 10-minute sustained winds of 90 mph. After it, it would steadily weaken, being last noted on April 26