Storm history › West Pacific › 1981 season
Typhoon Elsie (1981)
Elsie was a Category 5 typhoon of the 1981 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 22, 1981 to October 6, 1981, about 14 days, and covered 4,874 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 895 mb.
- Peak wind
- 175 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb
- Strongest
- Category 5 typhoon
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 4,874 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 35.7
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 62nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Rai (2021), Typhoon Kong-Rey (2018), Typhoon Yutu (2018) and 43 more.
- Lowest pressure: 30th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Wutip (2019), Typhoon Meranti (2016), Typhoon Haiyan (2013) and 13 more.
- Energy: 16% of the 1981 West Pacific season's ACE.