Storm history › East Pacific › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Knut (1981)
Knut was a tropical storm of the 1981 East Pacific season. It was tracked from September 19, 1981 to September 21, 1981, about 3 days, and covered 986 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 78 miles from Victoria de Durango, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 3 days
- Track length
- 986 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 2.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Victoria de Durango, Mexico | 78 mi (126 km) |
| Culiacán, Mexico | 96 mi (155 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 673rd highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Norbert (2026), Tropical Storm Dalila (2025), Tropical Storm Ivo (2025) and 84 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1981 East Pacific season's ACE.