Storm history › East Pacific › 1981 season
Hurricane Fernanda (1981)
Fernanda was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1981 East Pacific season. It was tracked from August 6, 1981 to August 13, 1981, about 7 days, and covered 2,501 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 105 mph (165 km/h).
- Peak wind
- 105 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 7 days
- Track length
- 2,501 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 9.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 303rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Hurricane Fausto (2026), Hurricane Narda (2025), Hurricane Adrian (2023) and 34 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 1981 East Pacific season's ACE.