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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
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts kts
SP 1981-01-11 00:00:00 NR -11.80 185.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -11.93 184.71 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -12.06 184.40 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -12.18 184.07 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -12.30 183.70 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -12.42 183.28 30 997
SP 18:00:00 TS -12.52 181.82 20 30 997 20 20
SP 21:00:00 TS -12.66 181.03 22 30 997 22 22
SP 1981-01-12 00:00:00 TS -12.81 180.46 30 997 25 30 997 25 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -13.00 179.97 27 32 995 27 27
SP 06:00:00 TS -13.18 179.56 30 35 993 30 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -13.34 179.16 30 37 991 31 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -13.51 178.76 40 990 30 40 990 32 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -13.70 178.35 32 43 987 33 32
SP 18:00:00 TS -13.91 177.96 35 47 985 35 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -14.14 177.60 37 51 982 37 37
SP 1981-01-13 00:00:00 TS -14.39 177.30 55 980 40 55 980 40 40
SP 03:00:00 TS -14.63 177.06 42 57 977 42 42
SP 06:00:00 TS -14.88 176.91 45 60 975 45 45
SP 09:00:00 TS -15.12 176.83 47 62 972 47 47
SP 12:00:00 TS -15.38 176.81 65 970 50 65 970 50 50
SP 15:00:00 TS -15.66 176.81 52 66 968 52 52
SP 18:00:00 TS -15.98 176.84 55 67 967 55 55
SP 21:00:00 TS -16.33 176.89 57 68 966 57 57
SP 1981-01-14 00:00:00 TS -16.70 176.97 70 965 60 70 965 60 60
SP 03:00:00 TS -17.10 177.07 62 70 965 62 62
SP 06:00:00 TS -17.52 177.21 65 70 965 65 65
SP 09:00:00 TS -17.93 177.39 67 70 965 67 67
SP 12:00:00 TS -18.35 177.61 70 965 70 70 965 70 70
SP 15:00:00 TS -18.75 177.84 72 68 966 72 72
SP 18:00:00 TS -19.16 178.08 75 67 967 75 75
SP 21:00:00 TS -19.57 178.34 72 66 968 72 72
SP 1981-01-15 00:00:00 TS -19.99 178.61 65 970 70 65 970 70 70
SP 03:00:00 TS -20.43 178.85 67 62 972 67 67
SP 06:00:00 TS -20.87 179.08 65 60 975 65 65
SP 09:00:00 TS -21.28 179.31 62 57 977 62 62
SP 12:00:00 TS -21.68 179.48 55 980 60 55 980 60 60
SP 15:00:00 TS -22.06 179.53 57 53 981 57 57
SP 18:00:00 TS -22.52 179.45 55 52 982 55 55
SP 21:00:00 TS -23.13 179.26 50 51 983 50 50
SP 1981-01-16 00:00:00 TS -23.81 178.99 50 985 45 50 985 45 45
SP 03:00:00 TS -24.54 178.71 40 47 986 40 40
SP 06:00:00 TS -25.21 178.41 35 45 987 35 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -25.74 178.15 32 42 988 33 32
SP 12:00:00 TS -26.14 177.91 40 990 30 40 990 32 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -26.49 177.69 30 37 991 31 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -26.81 177.50 30 35 993 30 30
SP 21:00:00 NR -27.17 177.59 32 995
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 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
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 6 246
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -11.93 184.71 325 325 ________P_____ -5 -11.93 -175.29 30 997 6 246
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -12.06 184.40 341 341 ________P_____ -5 -12.06 -175.60 30 997 7 248
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -12.18 184.07 366 366 ________P_____ -5 -12.18 -175.93 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 8 253
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -12.42 183.28 440 440 ________P_____ -5 -12.42 -176.72 30 997 19 263
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -12.52 181.82 462 423 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -12.50 -179.50 20 -1 -12.53 -177.20 30 997 -12.50 -179.50 1 20 -12.50 -179.50 TC 20 22 264
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -12.66 181.03 409 386 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -12.64 -179.80 22 -1 -12.66 -177.72 30 997 -12.68 -179.79 1 22 -12.64 -179.80 TC 22 14 258
1981 SP MM 1981-01-12 00:00:00 TS -12.81 180.46 30 997 wellington 386 358 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -12.80 179.90 25 -1 -12.80 -178.30 30 997 -12.86 179.92 1 25 -12.80 179.90 TC 25 11 252
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -13.00 179.97 358 336 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -13.00 179.60 27 -1 -12.95 -178.95 32 995 -13.03 179.62 1 27 -13.00 179.60 TC 27 9 247
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -13.18 179.56 336 327 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -13.20 179.30 30 -1 -13.12 -179.65 35 993 -13.20 179.30 1 30 -13.20 179.30 TC 30 9 246
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -13.34 179.16 330 317 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -13.35 179.01 30 -1 -13.30 179.65 37 991 -13.36 178.97 1 31 -13.35 179.01 TC 30 8 247
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -13.51 178.76 40 990 wellington 320 314 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -13.50 178.70 30 -1 -13.50 179.00 40 990 -13.53 178.63 1 32 -13.50 178.70 TC 30 9 246
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -13.70 178.35 318 310 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -13.69 178.35 32 -1 -13.71 178.38 43 987 -13.70 178.31 1 33 -13.69 178.35 TC 32 9 243
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -13.91 177.96 310 302 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -13.90 178.00 35 0 -13.93 177.83 47 985 -13.90 178.00 2 35 -13.90 178.00 TC 35 9 238
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -14.14 177.60 306 287 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -14.14 177.68 37 0 -14.17 177.36 51 982 -14.12 177.69 2 37 -14.14 177.68 TC 37 8 233
1981 SP MM 1981-01-13 00:00:00 TS -14.39 177.30 55 980 wellington 287 278 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -14.40 177.40 40 0 -14.40 177.00 55 980 -14.37 177.41 2 40 -14.40 177.40 TC 40 7 227
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -14.63 177.06 278 264 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -14.65 177.16 42 0 -14.60 176.76 57 977 -14.63 177.17 2 42 -14.65 177.16 TC 42 6 218
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -14.88 176.91 264 255 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -14.90 177.00 45 0 -14.81 176.63 60 975 -14.90 177.00 2 45 -14.90 177.00 TC 45 5 205
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -15.12 176.83 255 232 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -15.14 176.92 47 0 -15.04 176.58 62 972 -15.15 176.89 2 47 -15.14 176.92 TC 47 5 190
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -15.38 176.81 65 970 wellington 232 219 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -15.40 176.90 50 0 -15.30 176.60 65 970 -15.41 176.85 2 50 -15.40 176.90 TC 50 6 183
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -15.66 176.81 213 183 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -15.68 176.89 52 0 -15.60 176.60 66 968 -15.69 176.86 2 52 -15.68 176.89 TC 52 6 179
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -15.98 176.84 183 148 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -16.00 176.90 55 0 -15.93 176.66 67 967 -16.00 176.90 2 55 -16.00 176.90 TC 55 7 173
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -16.33 176.89 148 104 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -16.33 176.94 57 0 -16.30 176.76 68 966 -16.34 176.93 2 57 -16.33 176.94 TC 57 7 170
1981 SP MM 1981-01-14 00:00:00 TS -16.70 176.97 70 965 wellington 104 61 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -16.70 177.00 60 0 -16.70 176.90 70 965 -16.71 176.98 2 60 -16.70 177.00 TC 60 8 168
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -17.10 177.07 61 23 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -17.09 177.08 62 0 -17.13 177.05 70 965 -17.10 177.07 2 62 -17.09 177.08 TC 62 9 164
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -17.52 177.21 23 0 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -17.50 177.20 65 1 -17.58 177.23 70 965 -17.50 177.20 4 65 -17.50 177.20 TC 65 9 159
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -17.93 177.39 0 0 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -17.90 177.38 67 1 -18.04 177.45 70 965 -17.89 177.36 4 67 -17.90 177.38 TC 67 9 155
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -18.35 177.61 70 965 wellington 11 11 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -18.30 177.60 70 1 -18.50 177.70 70 965 -18.29 177.55 4 70 -18.30 177.60 TC 70 9 153
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -18.75 177.84 56 55 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -18.70 177.79 72 1 -18.93 178.00 68 966 -18.69 177.77 4 72 -18.70 177.79 TC 72 9 152
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -19.16 178.08 100 100 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -19.10 178.00 75 1 -19.35 178.31 67 967 -19.10 178.00 4 75 -19.10 178.00 TC 75 9 150
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -19.57 178.34 145 145 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -19.49 178.24 72 1 -19.77 178.63 66 968 -19.52 178.26 4 72 -19.49 178.24 TC 72 10 149
1981 SP MM 1981-01-15 00:00:00 TS -19.99 178.61 65 970 wellington 194 194 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -19.90 178.50 70 1 -20.20 178.90 65 970 -19.95 178.52 4 70 -19.90 178.50 TC 70 10 151
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -20.43 178.85 246 246 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -20.35 178.75 67 1 -20.64 179.14 62 972 -20.38 178.78 4 67 -20.35 178.75 TC 67 10 153
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -20.87 179.08 305 305 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -20.80 179.00 65 1 -21.09 179.33 60 975 -20.80 179.00 4 65 -20.80 179.00 TC 65 10 153
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -21.28 179.31 354 354 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -21.21 179.29 62 0 -21.55 179.46 57 977 -21.15 179.23 4 62 -21.21 179.29 TC 62 9 156
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -21.68 179.48 55 980 wellington 403 403 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -21.60 179.50 60 0 -22.00 179.50 55 980 -21.51 179.41 4 60 -21.60 179.50 TC 60 8 166
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -22.06 179.53 446 446 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -21.95 179.57 57 0 -22.43 179.45 53 981 -21.91 179.51 4 57 -21.95 179.57 TC 57 8 181
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -22.52 179.45 488 486 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -22.40 179.50 55 0 -22.87 179.31 52 982 -22.40 179.50 2 55 -22.40 179.50 TC 55 11 193
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -23.13 179.26 548 548 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -23.05 179.30 50 0 -23.32 179.12 51 983 -23.09 179.34 2 50 -23.05 179.30 TC 50 14 198
1981 SP MM 1981-01-16 00:00:00 TS -23.81 178.99 50 985 wellington 620 620 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -23.80 179.00 45 0 -23.80 178.90 50 985 -23.86 179.07 2 45 -23.80 179.00 TC 45 15 200
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -24.54 178.71 695 695 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -24.59 178.70 40 0 -24.35 178.68 47 986 -24.62 178.74 2 40 -24.59 178.70 TC 40 15 201
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -25.21 178.41 771 771 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -25.30 178.40 35 0 -24.92 178.44 45 987 -25.30 178.40 2 35 -25.30 178.40 TC 35 13 203
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -25.74 178.15 827 827 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -25.82 178.15 32 -1 -25.48 178.21 42 988 -25.83 178.09 2 33 -25.82 178.15 TC 32 10 206
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -26.14 177.91 40 990 wellington 872 872 O_______O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -26.20 177.90 30 -1 -26.00 178.00 40 990 -26.22 177.81 2 32 -26.20 177.90 TC 30 9 209
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -26.49 177.69 916 916 P_______P_P_P_ SH091981 -26.52 177.61 30 -1 -26.44 177.83 37 991 -26.53 177.55 2 31 -26.52 177.61 TC 30 8 209
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -26.81 177.50 951 924 O_______P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH091981 -26.80 177.30 30 -1 -26.83 177.70 35 993 -26.80 177.30 1 30 -26.80 177.30 TC 30 7 186
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -27.17 177.59 924 890 ________P_____ SH091981 -5 -27.17 177.59 32 995 1 TC 7 181
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 7 196