Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Paddy (1981)
Paddy was a tropical storm of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 22, 1981 to May 30, 1981, about 9 days, and covered 1,132 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 973 mb.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 973 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 1,132 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 796th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Awo (2026), Tropical Storm Blossom (2026), Tropical Storm Bohale (2016) and 35 more.
- Lowest pressure: 432nd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Bakung (2026), Tropical Storm Glenda (2015), Cyclone Evariste (2001) and 9 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 1981 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.