Storm history › South Pacific › 1981 season
Cyclone Arthur (1981)
Arthur was a Category 1 cyclone of the 1981 South Pacific season. It was tracked from January 11, 1981 to January 17, 1981, about 6 days, and covered 1,537 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
- Peak wind
- 85 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 cyclone
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,537 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.8
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 184th highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Cyclone Mal (2024), Cyclone Sarai (2020), Cyclone Oma (2019) and 18 more.
- Lowest pressure: 192nd lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Owen (2019), Cyclone Rachel (1997), Cyclone Evan (1997) and 24 more.
- Energy: 11% of the 1981 South Pacific season's ACE.