Key - Shading by Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale
| Tropical Depression or Unknown or Missing |
Tropical Storm | Hurricane Cat 1 | Cat 2 | Cat 3 | Cat 4 | Cat 5 |
1981
Storms are listed in the basin where they reached their maximum intensity. Asterisks denote landfall on a major island or continent.
| Northern Atlantic | Eastern Pacific | Western Pacific | Northern Indian | Southern Indian | Southern Pacific |
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AL04
Apr 6-7 |
ADRIAN
*
May 30-Jun 4 |
FREDA
Mar 11-18 |
AL04
*
Oct 25-Nov 2 |
ADELAIDE:ALICE
Nov 3-14 |
DIOLA
Nov 27-30 |
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UNNAMED
Apr 19-21 |
BEATRIZ
Jun 28-Jul 4 |
GERALD
Apr 12-23 |
UNNAMED
*
Nov 17-20 |
BETTINA
*
Nov 22-Dec 1 |
ARTHUR
*
Jan 11-17 |
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ARLENE
*
May 6-9 |
CALVIN
Jul 4-9 |
GERALD
Apr 19-20 |
UNNAMED
*
Dec 5-10 |
BERT:CHRISTE
*
Nov 24-Dec 9 |
AL03
Jan 21-27 |
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UNNAMED
*
Jun 3-5 |
DORA
Jul 10-16 |
HOLLY
Apr 28-May 10 |
CAROL
Dec 12-14 |
BETSY
Jan 30-Feb 4 |
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AL03
*
Jun 17-19 |
EUGENE
Jul 16-21 |
IKE
*
Jun 7-17 |
CAROL
Dec 13-24 |
CLIFF
*
Feb 8-15 |
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BRET
*
Jun 29-Jul 1 |
FERNANDA
Aug 6-13 |
JUNE
*
Jun 15-26 |
DAN
Dec 14-18 |
EDDIE
*
Feb 8-15 |
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UNNAMED
*
Jul 2-4 |
GREG
Aug 13-22 |
KELLY
*
Jun 25-Jul 6 |
DIANA
Dec 17-19 |
UNNAMED
Feb 16-21 |
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UNNAMED
*
Jul 25-26 |
HILARY
Aug 21-28 |
LYNN
*
Jun 27-Jul 8 |
EDNA
Dec 20-27 |
DAMAN
Feb 20-24 |
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CINDY
Aug 2-5 |
IRWIN
*
Aug 27-31 |
MAURY
*
Jul 14-25 |
FELIX
*
Dec 22-31 |
UNNAMED
Feb 22-Mar 7 |
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DENNIS
*
Aug 7-22 |
JOVA
Sep 14-21 |
UNNAMED
Jul 19-22 |
EDWIG
*
Dec 28-Jan 1 |
FREDA
*
Feb 24-Mar 9 |
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UNNAMED
Aug 17-21 |
KNUT
*
Sep 19-21 |
NINA
*
Jul 21-28 |
FLORINE
Jan 3-11 |
ESAU
Mar 1-5 |
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UNNAMED
*
Aug 26-29 |
LIDIA
*
Oct 6-8 |
OGDEN
*
Jul 26-Aug 1 |
MABEL
Jan 12-21 |
TAHMAR
Mar 8-13 |
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EMILY
Aug 31-Sep 12 |
MAX
Oct 7-10 |
PHYLLIS
*
Jul 31-Aug 8 |
GAELLE
Jan 14-18 |
FRAN
Mar 17-24 |
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FLOYD
Sep 3-12 |
NORMA
*
Oct 8-12 |
UNNAMED
Jul 31-Aug 2 |
GAELLE
Jan 16-20 |
UNNAMED
Mar 27-31 |
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GERT
*
Sep 7-15 |
OTIS
*
Oct 24-30 |
ROY
*
Aug 2-11 |
HELYETTE
*
Jan 28-Feb 6 |
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AL01
*
Sep 12-14 |
AL03
Aug 2-5 |
IADINE
*
Feb 16-25 |
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HARVEY
Sep 11-20 |
SUSAN
Aug 6-15 |
NEIL
*
Feb 24-Mar 7 |
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IRENE
Sep 21-Oct 3 |
WARREN
*
Aug 14-21 |
JOHANNE
*
Mar 1-11 |
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UNNAMED
Sep 26-Oct 4 |
VANESSA
Aug 14-23 |
MAX
*
Mar 9-19 |
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JOSE
Oct 29-Nov 2 |
THAD
*
Aug 15-25 |
KLARA
Mar 28-Apr 8 |
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KATRINA
*
Nov 3-7 |
AGNES
*
Aug 25-Sep 6 |
OLGA
Apr 4-18 |
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UNNAMED
Nov 12-17 |
BILL
Sep 1-8 |
LISA
Apr 6-16 |
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CLARA
*
Sep 13-Oct 2 |
PADDY
May 22-30 |
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DOYLE
Sep 17-24 |
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UNNAMED
*
Sep 22-24 |
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ELSIE
*
Sep 22-Oct 6 |
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UNNAMED
*
Oct 3-7 |
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FABIAN
*
Oct 10-16 |
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GAY
Oct 13-23 |
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UNNAMED
*
Nov 7-10 |
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HAZEN
*
Nov 12-23 |
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IRMA
*
Nov 15-27 |
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JEFF
Nov 20-26 |
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KIT
*
Dec 9-22 |
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LEE
*
Dec 21-29 |