Hurricane Betsy (1961)
Sep 2, 6:00 AM UTC – Sep 16, 12:00 PM UTC (14.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (58)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-09-02 06:00 | TS | 13.3°N 41.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1961-09-02 12:00 | TS | 13.8°N 42.6°W | 60 | — | |
| 1961-09-02 18:00 | HU | 14.3°N 43.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1961-09-03 00:00 | HU | 14.8°N 44.6°W | 80 | — | |
| 1961-09-03 06:00 | HU | 15.3°N 45.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-03 12:00 | HU | 15.9°N 46.7°W | 90 | 973 | |
| 1961-09-03 18:00 | HU | 17.0°N 47.9°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-04 00:00 | HU | 18.2°N 49.0°W | 80 | 981 | |
| 1961-09-04 06:00 | HU | 19.4°N 49.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1961-09-04 12:00 | HU | 20.7°N 50.1°W | 75 | 986 | |
| 1961-09-04 18:00 | HU | 22.0°N 50.2°W | 75 | 982 | |
| 1961-09-05 00:00 | HU | 23.2°N 50.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-05 06:00 | HU | 24.4°N 51.4°W | 95 | — | |
| 1961-09-05 12:00 | HU | 25.6°N 52.1°W | 105 | 957 | |
| 1961-09-05 18:00 | HU | 27.0°N 52.9°W | 110 | — | |
| 1961-09-06 00:00 | HU | 28.5°N 54.0°W | 115 | 952 | |
| 1961-09-06 06:00 | HU | 29.9°N 55.0°W | 115 | — | |
| 1961-09-06 12:00 | HU | 31.1°N 56.1°W | 115 | 945 | |
| 1961-09-06 18:00 | HU | 32.3°N 56.9°W | 105 | 954 | |
| 1961-09-07 00:00 | HU | 33.1°N 57.3°W | 105 | — | |
| 1961-09-07 06:00 | HU | 33.7°N 57.8°W | 100 | — | |
| 1961-09-07 12:00 | HU | 34.2°N 58.3°W | 95 | 954 | |
| 1961-09-07 18:00 | HU | 34.6°N 58.7°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-08 00:00 | HU | 35.0°N 59.2°W | 90 | — | |
| 1961-09-08 06:00 | HU | 35.3°N 59.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-08 12:00 | HU | 35.5°N 59.9°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-08 18:00 | HU | 35.9°N 59.8°W | 75 | 974 | |
| 1961-09-09 00:00 | HU | 36.0°N 59.6°W | 75 | — | |
| 1961-09-09 06:00 | HU | 36.3°N 59.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1961-09-09 12:00 | HU | 36.6°N 58.7°W | 75 | 978 | |
| 1961-09-09 18:00 | HU | 37.2°N 57.5°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 1961-09-10 00:00 | HU | 38.0°N 56.1°W | 80 | — | |
| 1961-09-10 06:00 | HU | 38.6°N 54.4°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-10 12:00 | HU | 39.2°N 52.3°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-10 18:00 | HU | 39.8°N 49.7°W | 85 | 962 | |
| 1961-09-11 00:00 | EX | 40.9°N 45.8°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-11 06:00 | EX | 42.8°N 42.0°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-11 12:00 | EX | 44.7°N 38.5°W | 85 | — | |
| 1961-09-11 18:00 | EX | 47.7°N 33.0°W | 80 | — | |
| 1961-09-12 00:00 | EX | 50.8°N 26.5°W | 75 | — | |
| 1961-09-12 06:00 | EX | 54.0°N 22.6°W | 70 | 956 | |
| 1961-09-12 12:00 | EX | 56.5°N 21.0°W | 70 | 952 | |
| 1961-09-12 18:00 | EX | 58.0°N 20.0°W | 70 | 949 | |
| 1961-09-13 00:00 | EX | 58.5°N 19.0°W | 70 | 946 | |
| 1961-09-13 06:00 | EX | 59.0°N 19.0°W | 70 | 947 | |
| 1961-09-13 12:00 | EX | 59.5°N 21.0°W | 65 | 948 | |
| 1961-09-13 18:00 | EX | 60.2°N 23.0°W | 65 | 952 | |
| 1961-09-14 00:00 | EX | 61.0°N 24.0°W | 60 | 954 | |
| 1961-09-14 06:00 | EX | 61.0°N 24.5°W | 60 | 955 | |
| 1961-09-14 12:00 | EX | 61.3°N 25.5°W | 60 | 956 | |
| 1961-09-14 18:00 | EX | 62.0°N 27.0°W | 55 | 960 | |
| 1961-09-15 00:00 | EX | 62.5°N 29.0°W | 50 | 964 | |
| 1961-09-15 06:00 | EX | 62.0°N 30.0°W | 50 | 968 | |
| 1961-09-15 12:00 | EX | 60.0°N 30.0°W | 50 | 972 | |
| 1961-09-15 18:00 | EX | 57.0°N 29.0°W | 45 | 976 | |
| 1961-09-16 00:00 | EX | 55.0°N 27.0°W | 40 | 980 | |
| 1961-09-16 06:00 | EX | 52.5°N 26.0°W | 35 | 986 | |
| 1961-09-16 12:00 | EX | 51.0°N 23.0°W | 30 | 992 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.