Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 22 – September 1, 1972
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 Betty (1972) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1972 Atlantic season. It formed on August 22, 1972, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 976 mb on August 27, 1972, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 2,451 miles (3,944 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 36.5°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.0°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.5°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.6°N 59.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 37.5°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 37.3°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 37.2°N 56.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 37.2°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 37.3°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 37.3°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 37.5°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 37.6°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 37.5°N 53.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 37.3°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 37.4°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 37.7°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 38.1°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 38.3°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 38.5°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 38.6°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 38.9°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 984 mb | 39.9°N 44.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 40.5°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 40.9°N 40.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 41.1°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 41.2°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 41.0°N 35.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 41.2°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 41.6°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 41.6°N 32.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 41.6°N 32.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 41.6°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 41.3°N 32.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 41.0°N 32.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 40.7°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 40.7°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 41.2°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 41.9°N 37.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 42.9°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 44.0°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 45.2°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Betty.
At its peak on August 27, 1972, Betty was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 976 mb.
10.0 days, from August 22, 1972 to September 1, 1972, including 84 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,451 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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