Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Dan (1981)
Dan was a tropical storm of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 14, 1980 to December 18, 1980, about 4 days, and covered 815 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
- Peak wind
- 60 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 815 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.3
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 552nd highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Elvis (2025), Tropical Storm Candice (2024), Tropical Storm Ashley (2023) and 54 more.
- Lowest pressure: 624th lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Jasmine (2022), Cyclone Chalane (2021), Tropical Storm Diane (2020) and 24 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.