Storm history › East Pacific › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Lidia (1981)
Lidia was a tropical storm of the 1981 East Pacific season. It was tracked from October 6, 1981 to October 8, 1981, about 2 days, and covered 464 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 126 miles from Culiacán, Mexico.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 2 days
- Track length
- 464 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Culiacán, Mexico | 126 mi (203 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 828th highest of 1,371 East Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Moke (2026), Tropical Storm Julio (2026), Tropical Storm Keli (2025) and 158 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1981 East Pacific season's ACE.