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1981 Tropical Cyclone ARTHUR (1981011S12185)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1981011S12185
Start Jan 11 00Z
Landfall Jan 14 09Z
Max Intensity 75 kt (Jan 14 18Z), 965 mb (Jan 14 00Z)
End Jan 17 00Z
ATCF IDs ,SH091981
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES TD9636 WIND NEUMANN WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts nmile mb degrees north degrees east
SP 1981-01-11 00:00:00 NR -11.80 185.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -11.90 184.70 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -12.10 184.40 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -12.20 184.10 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -12.30 183.70 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -12.40 183.30 30 997
SP 18:00:00 TS -12.50 181.80 20 30 997 20 20
SP 21:00:00 TS -12.70 181.00 23 30 997 23 23
SP 1981-01-12 00:00:00 TS -12.80 180.50 30 997 25 30 997 25 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -13.00 180.00 28 33 995 28 28
SP 06:00:00 TS -13.20 179.60 30 35 994 30 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -13.30 179.20 30 38 992 31 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -13.50 178.80 40 990 30 40 990 33 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -13.70 178.30 33 44 988 34 33
SP 18:00:00 TS -13.90 178.00 35 48 985 35 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -14.10 177.60 38 51 983 38 38
SP 1981-01-13 00:00:00 TS -14.40 177.30 55 980 40 55 980 40 40
SP 03:00:00 TS -14.60 177.10 43 58 978 43 43
SP 06:00:00 TS -14.90 176.90 45 60 975 45 45
SP 09:00:00 TS -15.10 176.80 48 63 973 48 48
SP 12:00:00 TS -15.40 176.80 65 970 50 65 970 50 50
SP 15:00:00 TS -15.70 176.80 53 66 969 53 53
SP 18:00:00 TS -16.00 176.80 55 68 968 55 55
SP 21:00:00 TS -16.30 176.90 58 69 966 58 58
SP 1981-01-14 00:00:00 TS -16.70 177.00 70 965 60 70 965 60 60
SP 03:00:00 TS -17.10 177.10 63 70 965 63 63
SP 06:00:00 TS -17.50 177.20 65 70 965 65 65
SP 09:00:00 TS -17.90 177.40 68 70 965 68 68
SP 12:00:00 TS -18.30 177.60 70 965 70 70 965 70 70
SP 15:00:00 TS -18.80 177.80 73 69 966 73 73
SP 18:00:00 TS -19.20 178.10 75 68 968 75 75
SP 21:00:00 TS -19.60 178.30 73 66 969 73 73
SP 1981-01-15 00:00:00 TS -20.00 178.60 65 970 70 65 970 70 70
SP 03:00:00 TS -20.40 178.90 68 63 973 68 68
SP 06:00:00 TS -20.90 179.10 65 60 975 65 65
SP 09:00:00 TS -21.30 179.30 63 58 978 63 63
SP 12:00:00 TS -21.70 179.50 55 980 60 55 980 60 60
SP 15:00:00 TS -22.10 179.50 58 54 981 58 58
SP 18:00:00 TS -22.50 179.50 55 53 983 55 55
SP 21:00:00 TS -23.10 179.30 50 51 984 50 50
SP 1981-01-16 00:00:00 TS -23.80 179.00 50 985 45 50 985 45 45
SP 03:00:00 TS -24.50 178.70 40 48 986 40 40
SP 06:00:00 TS -25.20 178.40 35 45 988 35 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -25.70 178.10 33 43 989 34 33
SP 12:00:00 TS -26.10 177.90 40 990 30 40 990 33 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -26.50 177.70 30 38 992 31 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -26.80 177.50 30 35 994 30 30
SP 21:00:00 NR -27.20 177.60 33 995
SP 1981-01-17 00:00:00 NR -27.50 177.50 30 997 30 997

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh091981.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1456:ARTHUR
DS824
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=11177
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=601:ARTHUR:BSH0881:JTWC
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA WIND USA SSHS WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north mb nmile nmile nmile mb 1 kts mb degrees north kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east
1981 SP MM 1981-01-11 00:00:00 NR -11.80 185.00 30 997 wellington 305 305 _________O_____ -5 -11.80 -175.00 30 997 6 245
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -11.90 184.70 325 325 _________P_____ -5 -11.90 -175.30 30 997 6 245
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -12.10 184.40 341 341 _________P_____ -5 -12.10 -175.60 30 997 7 250
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -12.20 184.10 366 366 _________P_____ -5 -12.20 -175.90 30 997 7 250
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -12.30 183.70 30 997 wellington 402 402 _________O_____ -5 -12.30 -176.30 30 997 8 255
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -12.40 183.30 440 440 _________P_____ -5 -12.40 -176.70 30 997 19 265
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -12.50 181.80 462 423 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -12.50 -179.50 20 -1 -12.50 -177.20 30 997 -12.50 -179.50 1 20 -12.50 -179.50 TC 20 22 265
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -12.70 181.00 409 386 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -12.60 -179.80 23 -1 -12.70 -177.70 30 997 -12.70 -179.80 1 23 -12.60 -179.80 TC 23 14 260
1981 SP MM 1981-01-12 00:00:00 TS -12.80 180.50 30 997 wellington 386 358 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -12.80 179.90 25 -1 -12.80 -178.30 30 997 -12.90 179.90 1 25 -12.80 179.90 TC 25 11 250
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -13.00 180.00 358 336 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -13.00 179.60 28 -1 -13.00 -179.00 33 995 -13.00 179.60 1 28 -13.00 179.60 TC 28 9 245
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -13.20 179.60 336 327 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -13.20 179.30 30 -1 -13.10 -179.60 35 994 -13.20 179.30 1 30 -13.20 179.30 TC 30 9 245
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -13.30 179.20 330 317 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -13.30 179.00 30 -1 -13.30 179.70 38 992 -13.40 179.00 1 31 -13.30 179.00 TC 30 8 245
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -13.50 178.80 40 990 wellington 320 314 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -13.50 178.70 30 -1 -13.50 179.00 40 990 -13.50 178.60 1 33 -13.50 178.70 TC 30 9 245
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -13.70 178.30 318 310 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -13.70 178.30 33 -1 -13.70 178.40 44 988 -13.70 178.30 1 34 -13.70 178.30 TC 33 9 245
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -13.90 178.00 310 302 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -13.90 178.00 35 0 -13.90 177.80 48 985 -13.90 178.00 2 35 -13.90 178.00 TC 35 9 240
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -14.10 177.60 306 287 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -14.10 177.70 38 0 -14.20 177.40 51 983 -14.10 177.70 2 38 -14.10 177.70 TC 38 8 235
1981 SP MM 1981-01-13 00:00:00 TS -14.40 177.30 55 980 wellington 287 278 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -14.40 177.40 40 0 -14.40 177.00 55 980 -14.40 177.40 2 40 -14.40 177.40 TC 40 7 225
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -14.60 177.10 278 264 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -14.60 177.20 43 0 -14.60 176.80 58 978 -14.60 177.20 2 43 -14.60 177.20 TC 43 6 220
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -14.90 176.90 264 255 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -14.90 177.00 45 0 -14.80 176.60 60 975 -14.90 177.00 2 45 -14.90 177.00 TC 45 5 205
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -15.10 176.80 255 232 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -15.10 176.90 48 0 -15.00 176.60 63 973 -15.20 176.90 2 48 -15.10 176.90 TC 48 5 190
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -15.40 176.80 65 970 wellington 232 219 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -15.40 176.90 50 0 -15.30 176.60 65 970 -15.40 176.90 2 50 -15.40 176.90 TC 50 6 185
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -15.70 176.80 213 183 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -15.70 176.90 53 0 -15.60 176.60 66 969 -15.70 176.90 2 53 -15.70 176.90 TC 53 6 180
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -16.00 176.80 183 148 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -16.00 176.90 55 0 -15.90 176.70 68 968 -16.00 176.90 2 55 -16.00 176.90 TC 55 7 175
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -16.30 176.90 148 104 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -16.30 176.90 58 0 -16.30 176.80 69 966 -16.30 176.90 2 58 -16.30 176.90 TC 58 7 170
1981 SP MM 1981-01-14 00:00:00 TS -16.70 177.00 70 965 wellington 104 61 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -16.70 177.00 60 0 -16.70 176.90 70 965 -16.70 177.00 2 60 -16.70 177.00 TC 60 8 170
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -17.10 177.10 61 23 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -17.10 177.10 63 0 -17.10 177.00 70 965 -17.10 177.10 2 63 -17.10 177.10 TC 63 9 165
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -17.50 177.20 23 0 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -17.50 177.20 65 1 -17.60 177.20 70 965 -17.50 177.20 4 65 -17.50 177.20 TC 65 9 160
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -17.90 177.40 0 0 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -17.90 177.40 68 1 -18.00 177.50 70 965 -17.90 177.40 4 68 -17.90 177.40 TC 68 9 155
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -18.30 177.60 70 965 wellington 11 11 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -18.30 177.60 70 1 -18.50 177.70 70 965 -18.30 177.50 4 70 -18.30 177.60 TC 70 9 155
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -18.80 177.80 56 55 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -18.70 177.80 73 1 -18.90 178.00 69 966 -18.70 177.80 4 73 -18.70 177.80 TC 73 9 150
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -19.20 178.10 100 100 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -19.10 178.00 75 1 -19.40 178.30 68 968 -19.10 178.00 4 75 -19.10 178.00 TC 75 9 150
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -19.60 178.30 145 145 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -19.50 178.20 73 1 -19.80 178.60 66 969 -19.50 178.30 4 73 -19.50 178.20 TC 73 10 150
1981 SP MM 1981-01-15 00:00:00 TS -20.00 178.60 65 970 wellington 194 194 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -19.90 178.50 70 1 -20.20 178.90 65 970 -20.00 178.50 4 70 -19.90 178.50 TC 70 10 150
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -20.40 178.90 246 246 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -20.30 178.80 68 1 -20.60 179.10 63 973 -20.40 178.80 4 68 -20.30 178.80 TC 68 10 155
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -20.90 179.10 305 305 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -20.80 179.00 65 1 -21.10 179.30 60 975 -20.80 179.00 4 65 -20.80 179.00 TC 65 10 155
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -21.30 179.30 354 354 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -21.20 179.30 63 0 -21.50 179.50 58 978 -21.20 179.20 4 63 -21.20 179.30 TC 63 9 155
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -21.70 179.50 55 980 wellington 403 403 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -21.60 179.50 60 0 -22.00 179.50 55 980 -21.50 179.40 4 60 -21.60 179.50 TC 60 8 165
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -22.10 179.50 446 446 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -22.00 179.60 58 0 -22.40 179.40 54 981 -21.90 179.50 4 58 -22.00 179.60 TC 58 8 180
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -22.50 179.50 488 486 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -22.40 179.50 55 0 -22.90 179.30 53 983 -22.40 179.50 2 55 -22.40 179.50 TC 55 11 195
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -23.10 179.30 548 548 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -23.00 179.30 50 0 -23.30 179.10 51 984 -23.10 179.30 2 50 -23.00 179.30 TC 50 14 200
1981 SP MM 1981-01-16 00:00:00 TS -23.80 179.00 50 985 wellington 620 620 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -23.80 179.00 45 0 -23.80 178.90 50 985 -23.90 179.10 2 45 -23.80 179.00 TC 45 15 200
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -24.50 178.70 695 695 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -24.60 178.70 40 0 -24.30 178.70 48 986 -24.60 178.70 2 40 -24.60 178.70 TC 40 15 200
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -25.20 178.40 771 771 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -25.30 178.40 35 0 -24.90 178.40 45 988 -25.30 178.40 2 35 -25.30 178.40 TC 35 13 205
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -25.70 178.10 827 827 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -25.80 178.10 33 -1 -25.50 178.20 43 989 -25.80 178.10 2 34 -25.80 178.10 TC 33 10 205
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -26.10 177.90 40 990 wellington 872 872 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -26.20 177.90 30 -1 -26.00 178.00 40 990 -26.20 177.80 2 33 -26.20 177.90 TC 30 9 210
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -26.50 177.70 916 916 P________P_P_P_ SH091981 -26.50 177.60 30 -1 -26.40 177.80 38 992 -26.50 177.50 2 31 -26.50 177.60 TC 30 8 210
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -26.80 177.50 951 924 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -26.80 177.30 30 -1 -26.80 177.70 35 994 -26.80 177.30 1 30 -26.80 177.30 TC 30 7 185
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -27.20 177.60 924 890 _________P_____ SH091981 -5 -27.20 177.60 33 995 1 TC 7 180
1981 SP MM 1981-01-17 00:00:00 NR -27.50 177.50 30 997 wellington 890 _________O_____ -5 -27.50 177.50 30 997 1 7 195