Storm history › West Pacific › 1981 season
Tropical Storm Susan (1981)
Susan was a tropical storm of the 1981 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 6, 1981 to August 15, 1981, about 9 days, and covered 2,430 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
- Peak wind
- 70 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 2,430 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1326th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Mun (2025), Tropical Storm Prapiroon (2024), Tropical Storm Damrey (2023) and 94 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1141st lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Peipah (2025), Typhoon Conson (2021), Typhoon Mekkhala (2020) and 115 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1981 West Pacific season's ACE.