Hurricane Dennis (1981)
Aug 7, 6:00 AM UTC – Aug 22, 12:00 AM UTC (14.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 80 mph (70 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 995 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (60)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-08-07 06:00 | TD | 10.5°N 25.7°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1981-08-07 12:00 | TD | 10.8°N 28.1°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1981-08-07 18:00 | TD | 11.0°N 29.6°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1981-08-08 00:00 | TS | 11.3°N 31.3°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 1981-08-08 06:00 | TS | 11.7°N 33.1°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1981-08-08 12:00 | TS | 12.0°N 35.0°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1981-08-08 18:00 | TS | 12.5°N 36.7°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1981-08-09 00:00 | TS | 12.8°N 38.7°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1981-08-09 06:00 | TS | 13.1°N 40.8°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1981-08-09 12:00 | TS | 13.3°N 43.0°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1981-08-09 18:00 | TS | 13.5°N 45.0°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1981-08-10 00:00 | TS | 13.5°N 47.0°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1981-08-10 06:00 | TS | 13.5°N 49.0°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1981-08-10 12:00 | TS | 13.5°N 51.0°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1981-08-10 18:00 | TS | 13.6°N 52.9°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 1981-08-11 00:00 | TD | 13.8°N 54.9°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1981-08-11 06:00 | TD | 14.0°N 56.5°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1981-08-11 12:00 | TD | 14.3°N 58.3°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1981-08-11 18:00 | TD | 14.6°N 60.1°W | 30 | 1010 | |
| 1981-08-12 00:00 | TD | 14.9°N 61.9°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1981-08-12 06:00 | TD | 15.2°N 63.8°W | 25 | 1011 | |
| 1981-08-12 12:00 | TD | 15.4°N 65.7°W | 25 | 1011 | |
| 1981-08-12 18:00 | TD | 15.6°N 67.6°W | 25 | 1011 | |
| 1981-08-13 00:00 | WV | 15.8°N 69.5°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-13 06:00 | WV | 15.9°N 71.2°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-13 12:00 | WV | 16.1°N 72.8°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-13 18:00 | WV | 16.4°N 74.4°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-14 00:00 | WV | 16.8°N 75.7°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-14 06:00 | WV | 17.4°N 77.0°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-14 12:00 | WV | 18.0°N 78.0°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-14 18:00 | WV | 18.8°N 78.8°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-15 00:00 | WV | 19.5°N 79.5°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-15 06:00 | WV | 20.3°N 80.0°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-15 12:00 | WV | 21.0°N 80.5°W | 15 | — | |
| 1981-08-15 18:00 | TD | 21.7°N 80.8°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1981-08-16 00:00 | TS | 22.4°N 81.0°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1981-08-16 06:00 | TS | 23.0°N 81.2°W | 35 | 1003 | |
| 1981-08-16 12:00 | TS | 23.8°N 81.4°W | 35 | 1001 | |
| 1981-08-16 18:00 | TS | 24.5°N 81.3°W | 35 | 1000 | |
| 1981-08-17 00:00 | TS | 24.9°N 81.3°W | 35 | 998 | |
| 1981-08-17 06:00 | TS | 25.2°N 81.2°W | 35 | 999 | |
| 1981-08-17 12:00 | TS | 25.8°N 81.2°W | 35 | 999 | |
| 1981-08-17 18:00 | TS | 26.2°N 81.2°W | 35 | 1001 | |
| 1981-08-18 00:00 | TS | 26.5°N 81.2°W | 35 | 1003 | |
| 1981-08-18 06:00 | TS | 26.8°N 81.1°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1981-08-18 12:00 | TS | 27.2°N 81.0°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1981-08-18 18:00 | TS | 27.6°N 81.0°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1981-08-19 00:00 | TS | 28.7°N 80.8°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1981-08-19 06:00 | TS | 29.7°N 80.8°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1981-08-19 12:00 | TS | 31.0°N 80.8°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1981-08-19 18:00 | TS | 32.2°N 79.9°W | 45 | 1001 | |
| 1981-08-20 00:00 | TS | 33.4°N 78.8°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 1981-08-20 06:00 | TS | 34.7°N 77.0°W | 55 | 998 | |
| 1981-08-20 12:00 | TS | 35.5°N 75.2°W | 60 | 997 | |
| 1981-08-20 18:00 | HU | 36.3°N 73.0°W | 65 | 995 | |
| 1981-08-21 00:00 | HU | 37.1°N 70.4°W | 70 | 995 | |
| 1981-08-21 06:00 | TS | 37.8°N 68.0°W | 55 | 998 | |
| 1981-08-21 12:00 | TS | 38.1°N 65.4°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1981-08-21 18:00 | TS | 38.4°N 62.8°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1981-08-22 00:00 | EX | 37.8°N 59.7°W | 35 | 1005 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.