Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Klara (1981)
Klara was a tropical storm of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from March 28, 1981 to April 8, 1981, about 11 days, and covered 2,307 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).
Its closest pass to a major city was 126 miles from Antananarivo, Madagascar.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- Not recorded
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 11 days
- Track length
- 2,307 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Antananarivo, Madagascar | 126 mi (203 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 712th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Juluka (2026), Tropical Storm Balita (2023), Tropical Storm Jeruto (2020) and 40 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.