Storm history › West Pacific › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Vanessa (1981)
Vanessa was a tropical storm of the 1981 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 14, 1981 to August 23, 1981, about 9 days, and covered 4,047 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 4,047 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1424th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Pulasan (2024), Tropical Storm Mirinae (2021), Tropical Storm Nida (2021) and 104 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1981 West Pacific season's ACE.