Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 26 – September 4, 1974
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Becky (1974) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1974 Atlantic season. It formed on August 26, 1974, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 977 mb on August 31, 1974, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on August 29, 1974). The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 3,112 miles (5,008 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.0°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 27.6°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 28.3°N 69.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 29.0°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 29.5°N 69.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 30.0°N 69.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 30.6°N 69.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 31.6°N 69.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 32.5°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 33.5°N 67.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 34.4°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 35.3°N 66.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 987 mb | 36.0°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 979 mb | 36.4°N 63.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 36.9°N 62.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 37.2°N 61.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 37.8°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 977 mb | 38.6°N 60.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 39.4°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 39.8°N 57.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 39.8°N 56.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 40.6°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 41.7°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 42.1°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 42.5°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 43.0°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 43.1°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 43.0°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | — | 43.0°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | — | 43.0°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | — | 42.7°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | — | 42.4°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | — | 42.1°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | — | 41.7°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | — | 41.3°N 24.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | — | 41.1°N 23.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | — | 41.0°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Becky.
At its peak on August 31, 1974, Becky was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 977 mb.
9.0 days, from August 26, 1974 to September 4, 1974, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,112 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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