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Tropical Cyclone
Typhoon Clara (1981)
13 September 1981 · Western Pacific · Category 4
Typhoon Clara formed in the Western Pacific basin on 13 September 1981 and lasted 20 days. Its sustained winds reached 222 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 925 hPa. It made landfall in People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan.
- Formed
- 13 September 1981
- Dissipated
- 2 October 1981
- Duration
- 20 days
- Basin
- Western Pacific
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 222 km/h (120 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 925 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSPeople's Republic of China111 km/h
- TSSouth Korea0 km/h
- TSJapan0 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Typhoon Elsie278 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Irma250 km/h
- Cat. 4Typhoon Kit213 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Freda185 km/h
- Cat. 3Typhoon Hazen185 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Agnes176 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Lee176 km/h
- Cat. 2Typhoon Thad157 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth