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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Irene (1981)
21 September 1981 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Irene formed in the North Atlantic basin on 21 September 1981 and lasted 12 days. Its sustained winds reached 194 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 959 hPa.
- Formed
- 21 September 1981
- Dissipated
- 3 October 1981
- Duration
- 12 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 194 km/h (105 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 959 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Harvey213 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Floyd185 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Katrina139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Dennis130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Bret111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Arlene93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth