Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 4–18, 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
Hurricane Irene (2005) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on August 4, 2005, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on August 16, 2005, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 13.8 days and travelled about 4,344 miles (6,989 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.9°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.6°N 34.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.6°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.6°N 36.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.6°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.2°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.7°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 18.2°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 18.8°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 19.3°N 43.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 19.7°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.2°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.8°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.3°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 21.8°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.2°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.4°N 50.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.5°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.4°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.4°N 53.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.4°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.4°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.3°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.4°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 23.3°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 23.9°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 24.7°N 61.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 25.4°N 62.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 26.3°N 63.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 27.2°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 27.9°N 66.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 28.4°N 67.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 28.9°N 67.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 29.6°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 30.0°N 69.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 1000 mb | 30.8°N 69.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 31.6°N 69.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 32.1°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 33.1°N 70.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 34.0°N 70.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 34.9°N 69.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 35.7°N 68.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 36.3°N 67.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 36.5°N 66.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 36.6°N 65.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 36.6°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 36.6°N 63.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 36.5°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 36.5°N 61.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 36.5°N 60.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 36.9°N 59.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 37.6°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 38.6°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 40.3°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 43.3°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Irene.
At its peak on August 16, 2005, Irene was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
13.8 days, from August 4, 2005 to August 18, 2005, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,344 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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