Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 19–29, 2005
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Delta (2005) was a tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on November 19, 2005, reached its peak of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on November 24, 2005, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 4,044 miles (6,506 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agadir, Morocco | 54 mi | Nov 29 · 07:00 UTC | TS 55 mph |
| Safi, Morocco | 53 mi | Nov 29 · 09:00 UTC | TS 49 mph |
| Marrakesh, Morocco | 23 mi | Nov 29 · 10:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
| Fes, Morocco | 40 mi | Nov 29 · 14:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Meknes, Morocco | 54 mi | Nov 29 · 14:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
| Oujda, Morocco | 12 mi | Nov 29 · 17:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Oran, Algeria | 34 mi | Nov 29 · 18:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 12:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 27.0°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 19 18:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 26.7°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 00:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 26.7°N 46.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 27.2°N 45.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 12:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 27.7°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 28.0°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 28.3°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 06:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 998 mb | 29.0°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 996 mb | 29.9°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 994 mb | 30.9°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 992 mb | 31.5°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 990 mb | 31.4°N 39.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 988 mb | 31.2°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 986 mb | 30.7°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 984 mb | 29.9°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 983 mb | 28.8°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 983 mb | 27.4°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 23 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 983 mb | 26.4°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 25.5°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 981 mb | 25.0°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 24.8°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 24.6°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 24.1°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 23.8°N 39.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 982 mb | 23.3°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 25 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 985 mb | 22.8°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 989 mb | 22.3°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 993 mb | 21.8°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 997 mb | 22.0°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 997 mb | 22.6°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 23.5°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 24.8°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 982 mb | 26.7°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 982 mb | 28.3°N 29.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 983 mb | 29.1°N 27.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 29.9°N 24.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 985 mb | 30.2°N 21.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 28 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 986 mb | 30.2°N 18.2°W | 108 mi N of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain |
| Nov 29 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 988 mb | 30.2°N 14.6°W | 99 mi NNW of Yaiza, Spain |
| Nov 29 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 992 mb | 30.7°N 10.9°W | 80 mi WNW of Agadir, Morocco |
| Nov 29 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 32.6°N 6.6°W | near Al Fqih Ben Çalah, Morocco |
| Nov 29 18:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 35.3°N 1.0°W | near Aïn Temouchent, Algeria |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Delta. Its closest approach to a major city was 12 miles from Oujda, Morocco.
At its peak on November 24, 2005, Delta was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
10.3 days, from November 19, 2005 to November 29, 2005. It travelled about 4,044 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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