1981 Pacific typhoon season
| 1981 Pacific typhoon season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
February 14, 1981 |
| Last system dissipated |
December 29, 1981 |
| Strongest storm |
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| Name |
Elsie |
| • Maximum winds |
220 km/h (140 mph)
(10-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
895 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
35 |
| Total storms |
29 |
| Typhoons |
13 |
| Super typhoons |
2 |
| Total fatalities |
> 1368 |
| Total damage |
> $145.1 million (1981 USD) |
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Pacific typhoon seasons
1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
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| Tropical depression (JMA) |
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| Duration |
February 14 – February 15 |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1006 hPa (mbar) |
| Typhoon (JMA) |
| Category 3 typhoon (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
March 12 – March 17 |
| Peak intensity |
165 km/h (105 mph) (10-min) 945 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
April 15 – April 23 |
| Peak intensity |
110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 980 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical storm (JMA) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
April 29 – May 8 |
| Peak intensity |
85 km/h (50 mph) (10-min) 996 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 8 – June 17 |
| Peak intensity |
110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 965 hPa (mbar) |
| Typhoon (JMA) |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 15 – June 23 |
| Peak intensity |
130 km/h (80 mph) (10-min) 965 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) |
| Category 1 typhoon (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
June 27 – July 6 |
| Peak intensity |
110 km/h (70 mph) (10-min) 975 hPa (mbar) |
| Severe tropical storm (JMA) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
July 2 – July 7 |
| Peak intensity |
100 km/h (65 mph) (10-min) 985 hPa (mbar) |
| Tropical depression (PAGASA) |
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| Duration |
July 7 – July 9 |
| Peak intensity |
55 km/h (35 mph) (10-min) 1004 hPa (mbar) |
The 1981 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1981, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Tropical Storms formed in the entire west pacific basin were assigned a name by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Tropical depressions that enter or form in the Philippine area of responsibility are assigned a name by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA. This can often result in the same storm having two names.
A total of 35 tropical depressions formed this year in the Western Pacific, of which 29 became tropical storms. Of the 29, 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength. Seven tropical cyclones moved through the Philippines this season. The first tropical cyclone formed on March 11, with the final tropical cyclone dissipating December 28. Tropical cyclones only accounted for 12 percent of the rainfall in Hong Kong this season, the lowest percentage for the protectorate since 1972.
The season started with Freda, which became the fourth March typhoon for the basin since 1959. The system passed west of Wake Island before dissipating on March 17. Gerald formed in mid-April near an upper level low, and recurved just east of Guam bringing the island heavy rainfall. Holly formed in the middle of the tropical Pacific Ocean in late April, and dissipated far from land on May 7. Ike was the first system to form in the South China Sea, living during the second week of June before recurving across Taiwan and becoming an extratropical cyclone. June formed during the third week of June, and moved just east of Taiwan before approaching Japan as a nontropical cyclone. Kelly crossed the Philippines on July 1, moving into Vietnam on July 4. Lynn moved nearby the northern Philippines before making landfall in mainland China on July 7. Maury tracked near Taiwan, China, and eventually Vietnam as a remnant low during the third and fourth weeks of July. Nina formed on the northeast fringe of Maury, also moving into mainland China on July 23, three days after Maury. Ogden moved into Japan at the end of July, approaching Korea early in August.
Tropical Depression 11 formed in the tropical west Pacific, dissipating well east of Asia on August 2. Phyllis formed and remained southeast of Japan on August 3 and August 4. Roy meandered around the South China Sea between August 3 and August 9. Susan moved northwest through the open western Pacific during the second week of August. Thad moved north-northeast through its life cycle, moving through Japan on August 23. Vanessa moved northeast through the open western Pacific in mid-August. Warren moved west-northwest through Hainan Island and northern Vietnam during the third week of August. Agnes moved extremely close to eastern China before dissipating on September 1. Bill recurved southeast of Japan during the first week of September. Clara moved west-northwest near Luzon and into mainland China during the third week of September.
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