Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Iadine (1981)
Iadine was a tropical storm of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from February 16, 1981 to February 25, 1981, about 9 days, and covered 2,805 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 65 mph (100 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 113 miles from Antananarivo, Madagascar.
- Peak wind
- 65 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,805 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 3.2
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Antananarivo, Madagascar | 113 mi (183 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 480th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Kanto (2025), Tropical Storm Fezile (2022), Tropical Storm Anika (2022) and 54 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.