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1981 West Pacific typhoon season

The 1981 West Pacific season had 29 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 16 of them typhoons and 6 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Elsie.

The first storm was tracked from March 11, 1981 and the last ended on December 29, 1981. The strongest by wind was Typhoon Elsie (1981), at 175 mph (280 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 228.7.

Storms
29
Typhoons
16
Major
6
Category 5
1
ACE
228.7
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongest
Typhoon FredaMar 11 – Mar 18115 mph945 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Tropical Storm GeraldApr 12 – Apr 2370 mph980 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm HollyApr 28 – May 1050 mph996 mbTropical storm
Typhoon IkeJun 7 – Jun 1775 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon JuneJun 15 – Jun 2685 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Typhoon KellyJun 25 – Jul 685 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm LynnJun 27 – Jul 865 mph985 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm MauryJul 14 – Jul 2565 mph985 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 9, 1981 West PacificJul 19 – Jul 22——Storm
Tropical Storm NinaJul 21 – Jul 2840 mph992 mbTropical storm
Typhoon OgdenJul 26 – Aug 175 mph975 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Tropical Storm PhyllisJul 31 – Aug 865 mph975 mbTropical storm
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 1981 West PacificJul 31 – Aug 245 mph988 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm RoyAug 2 – Aug 1160 mph985 mbTropical storm
Unnamed storm 15, 1981 West PacificAug 2 – Aug 5——Storm
Tropical Storm SusanAug 6 – Aug 1570 mph980 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm WarrenAug 14 – Aug 2150 mph992 mbTropical storm
Tropical Storm VanessaAug 14 – Aug 2365 mph980 mbTropical storm
Typhoon ThadAug 15 – Aug 25100 mph955 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon AgnesAug 25 – Sep 6110 mph950 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon BillSep 1 – Sep 8100 mph960 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Typhoon ClaraSep 13 – Oct 2140 mph925 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon DoyleSep 17 – Sep 2490 mph965 mbCategory 1 typhoon
Unnamed storm 24, 1981 West PacificSep 22 – Sep 24——Storm
Typhoon ElsieSep 22 – Oct 6175 mph895 mbCategory 5 typhoon
Unnamed storm 26, 1981 West PacificOct 3 – Oct 7——Storm
Tropical Storm FabianOct 10 – Oct 1650 mph994 mbTropical storm
Typhoon GayOct 13 – Oct 23110 mph950 mbCategory 2 typhoon
Unnamed storm 29, 1981 West PacificNov 7 – Nov 10——Storm
Typhoon HazenNov 12 – Nov 23115 mph955 mbCategory 3 typhoon
Typhoon IrmaNov 15 – Nov 27155 mph905 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Tropical Storm JeffNov 20 – Nov 2640 mph1000 mbTropical storm
Typhoon KitDec 9 – Dec 22130 mph925 mbCategory 4 typhoon
Typhoon LeeDec 21 – Dec 29110 mph950 mbCategory 2 typhoon