Storm history › West Pacific › 1981 season
Typhoon Clara (1981)
Clara was a Category 4 typhoon of the 1981 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 13, 1981 to October 2, 1981, about 20 days, and covered 6,262 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 925 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Ulsan, South Korea.
- Peak wind
- 140 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 925 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 typhoon
- Duration
- 20 days
- Track length
- 6,262 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.3
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Ulsan, South Korea | 1 mi (2 km) |
| Xinyu, China | 2 mi (3 km) |
| Nanchang, China | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Utsunomiya, Japan | 4 mi (7 km) |
| Xuancheng, China | 7 mi (11 km) |
| Masan, South Korea | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Changzhou, China | 10 mi (16 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 402nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Lan (2023), Typhoon Koinu (2023), Typhoon Maysak (2020) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 269th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Saomai (2000), Typhoon Shanshan (2000), Typhoon Ginger (1997) and 30 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 1981 West Pacific season's ACE.