1981 season

Hurricane Norma (1981)

Oct 8, 6:00 PM UTC – Oct 12, 12:00 PM UTC (3.8 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 3
Max sustained wind
125 mph (110 kt)
Lowest pressure
—
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (16)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1981-10-08 18:00TD14.5°N 104.5°W25—
1981-10-09 00:00TD14.8°N 105.2°W30—
1981-10-09 06:00TS15.2°N 105.8°W45—
1981-10-09 12:00TS15.7°N 106.1°W45—
1981-10-09 18:00HU16.3°N 106.6°W65—
1981-10-10 00:00HU16.6°N 107.0°W90—
1981-10-10 06:00HU17.0°N 107.4°W90—
1981-10-10 12:00HU17.4°N 107.8°W100—
1981-10-10 18:00HU17.8°N 108.2°W110—
1981-10-11 00:00HU18.3°N 108.6°W110—
1981-10-11 06:00HU19.0°N 108.7°W100—
1981-10-11 12:00HU19.8°N 108.6°W90—
1981-10-11 18:00HU20.7°N 108.1°W95—
1981-10-12 00:00HU21.6°N 107.7°W90—
1981-10-12 06:00HU22.5°N 107.0°W90—
1981-10-12 12:00HU23.7°N 106.5°W90—

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.