The 1981 season

1 of this season’s storms are on record as having killed someone, 595 people in all.

The figures come from the National Hurricane Center and from Wikidata, which have filled in only some storms; a storm with no figure here may still have killed.

22 storms, 12 at tropical storm strength, 7 hurricanes, 3 major; accumulated cyclone energy 93.3.

• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression25 kt
• Tropical Storm ArleneNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Storm50 kt · 999 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm BretNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Storm60 kt · 996 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm CindyNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Storm50 kt · 1002 mb
• Hurricane DennisNorth Atlantic · 1981Cat 170 kt · 995 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane EmilyNorth Atlantic · 1981Cat 180 kt · 966 mb
• Hurricane FloydNorth Atlantic · 1981Cat 3100 kt · 975 mb
• Hurricane GertNorth Atlantic · 1981Cat 290 kt · 988 mb
• Hurricane HarveyNorth Atlantic · 1981Cat 4115 kt · 946 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane IreneNorth Atlantic · 1981Cat 3105 kt · 959 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm JoseNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt · 998 mb
• Hurricane KatrinaNorth Atlantic · 1981Cat 175 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 1981Tropical Storm60 kt · 978 mb

15 storms, 15 at tropical storm strength, 8 hurricanes, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 72.8.

• Tropical Storm AdrianEastern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt
• Hurricane BeatrizEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt
• Tropical Storm CalvinEastern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt
• Hurricane DoraEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 180 kt
• Tropical Storm EugeneEastern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt
• Hurricane FernandaEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 290 kt
• Hurricane GregEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 165 kt
• Hurricane HilaryEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt
• Tropical Storm IrwinEastern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt
• Hurricane JovaEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt
• Tropical Storm KnutEastern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt
• Tropical Storm LidiaEastern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt
• Tropical Storm MaxEastern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt
• Hurricane NormaEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 3110 kt
• Hurricane OtisEastern Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt

35 storms, 29 at tropical storm strength, 16 typhoons, 6 major; accumulated cyclone energy 232.4.

• Typhoon FredaWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 3100 kt · 945 mb
• Tropical Storm GeraldWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm60 kt · 980 mb
• Tropical Depression GeraldWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm HollyWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt · 996 mb
• Typhoon IkeWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 165 kt · 965 mb
• Typhoon JuneWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt · 965 mb
• Typhoon KellyWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt · 975 mb
• Tropical Storm LynnWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt · 985 mb
• Tropical Storm MauryWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt · 985 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm NinaWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm35 kt · 992 mb
• Typhoon OgdenWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 165 kt · 975 mb
• Tropical Storm PhyllisWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt · 975 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt · 988 mb
• Tropical Storm RoyWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm50 kt · 985 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm SusanWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm60 kt · 980 mb
• Tropical Storm WarrenWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt · 992 mb
• Tropical Storm VanessaWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt · 980 mb
• Typhoon ThadWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 285 kt · 955 mb
• Typhoon AgnesWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 295 kt · 950 mb
• Typhoon BillWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 285 kt · 960 mb
• Typhoon ClaraWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 4120 kt · 925 mb
• Typhoon DoyleWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 180 kt · 965 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Depression
• Super Typhoon ElsieWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 5150 kt · 895 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm FabianWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt · 994 mb
• Typhoon GayWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 295 kt · 950 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Depression
• Typhoon HazenWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 3100 kt · 955 mb
• Super Typhoon IrmaWestern Pacific · 1981 · 595 deathsCat 4135 kt · 905 mb
• Tropical Storm JeffWestern Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm35 kt · 1000 mb
• Typhoon KitWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 4115 kt · 925 mb
• Typhoon LeeWestern Pacific · 1981Cat 295 kt · 950 mb

3 storms, 3 at tropical storm strength, 2 at hurricane force, 0 major; accumulated cyclone energy 16.4.

• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm60 kt
• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1981Cat 175 kt
• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1981Cat 175 kt

22 storms, 17 at tropical storm strength, 8 at hurricane force, 7 major; accumulated cyclone energy 122.0.

• Cyclone Adelaide:AliceSouth Indian · 1981Cyclone105 kt · 940 mb
• Tropical Depression BettinaSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Depression Bert:ChristeSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm CarolSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt · 980 mb
• Cyclone CarolSouth Indian · 1981Cyclone110 kt · 940 mb
• Tropical Storm DanSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm50 kt · 985 mb
• Tropical Depression DianaSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm EdnaSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt · 994 mb
• Cyclone FelixSouth Indian · 1981Cyclone100 kt · 940 mb
• Tropical Depression EdwigSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Depression
• Cyclone FlorineSouth Indian · 1981Cat 3105 kt
• Cyclone MabelSouth Indian · 1981Cat 3100 kt · 930 mb
• Tropical Storm GaelleSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt
• Tropical Depression GaelleSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Depression
• Tropical Storm HelyetteSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm45 kt
• Tropical Storm IadineSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt
• Cyclone NeilSouth Indian · 1981Cat 3100 kt · 940 mb
• Cyclone JohanneSouth Indian · 1981Cat 180 kt
• Tropical Storm KlaraSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt
• Cyclone OlgaSouth Indian · 1981Cat 4120 kt · 940 mb
• Tropical Storm LisaSouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt
• Tropical Storm PaddySouth Indian · 1981Tropical Storm35 kt · 973 mb

15 storms, 14 at tropical storm strength, 5 at hurricane force, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 49.3.

• Tropical Storm DiolaSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone ArthurSouth Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt · 965 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Depression25 kt
• Tropical Storm BetsySouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone CliffSouth Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt · 970 mb
• Tropical Storm EddieSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm50 kt · 985 mb
• Tropical Storm DamanSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm55 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone FredaSouth Pacific · 1981Cat 175 kt · 955 mb
• Tropical Storm EsauSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm50 kt · 980 mb
• Cyclone TahmarSouth Pacific · 1981Cyclone65 kt · 970 mb
• Cyclone MaxSouth Pacific · 1981Cat 3100 kt · 960 mb
• Tropical Storm FranSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm50 kt · 985 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1981Tropical Storm35 kt · 995 mb

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.