Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–14, 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 Maria (2005) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 2005, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 962 mb on September 6, 2005, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 12.5 days and travelled about 4,691 miles (7,547 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 18.8°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 19.3°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 19.9°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.5°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 21.1°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 21.5°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 22.0°N 51.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 23.0°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 24.4°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 25.5°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 26.5°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 27.5°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 28.6°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 29.6°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 30.2°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 30.9°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 31.5°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 32.1°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 32.6°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 33.0°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 33.5°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 33.9°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.4°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 34.8°N 53.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 35.6°N 51.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 36.5°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 37.2°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 37.9°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 38.7°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 39.1°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 39.4°N 46.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 39.8°N 44.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 988 mb | 40.4°N 43.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 988 mb | 41.1°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 988 mb | 41.9°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 988 mb | 42.9°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 980 mb | 44.5°N 37.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 975 mb | 46.0°N 36.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 975 mb | 48.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 974 mb | 50.0°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 971 mb | 52.0°N 32.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 968 mb | 54.0°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 962 mb | 55.5°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 967 mb | 57.0°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 970 mb | 58.5°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 972 mb | 61.0°N 23.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 974 mb | 62.0°N 21.0°W | 146 mi SSE of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 976 mb | 62.9°N 19.0°W | 123 mi SE of Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 980 mb | 63.5°N 16.0°W | 163 mi SSE of Akureyri, Iceland |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 983 mb | 63.0°N 10.0°W | 124 mi NW of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 984 mb | 63.0°N 0.0°E | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Maria.
At its peak on September 6, 2005, Maria was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 962 mb.
12.5 days, from September 1, 2005 to September 14, 2005, including 114 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,691 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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