Storm history › South Pacific › 1981 season
Cyclone Freda (1981)
Freda was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1981 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 24, 1981 to March 9, 1981, about 12 days, and covered 3,060 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 955 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 12 days
- Track length
- 3,060 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 11.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 184th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Mal (2024), Cyclone Sarai (2020), Cyclone Oma (2019) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 139th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Tino (2020), Cyclone Frank (1999), Cyclone Zuman (1998) and 16 more.
- Energy: 25% of the 1981 South Pacific season's ACE.