Storm history › South Pacific › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Fran (1981)
Fran was a tropical storm of the 1981 South Pacific season. It was tracked from March 17, 1981 to March 24, 1981, about 7 days, and covered 1,849 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 1,849 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 388th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Osai (2024), Tropical Storm Paul (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023) and 42 more.
- Lowest pressure: 418th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Kirrily (2024), Tropical Storm Hale (2023), Tropical Storm Eva (2022) and 20 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1981 South Pacific season's ACE.