Hurricane Betsy (1956)
Aug 9, 6:00 AM UTC – Aug 21, 12:00 PM UTC (12.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 120 mph (105 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 954 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (50)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-08-09 06:00 | TS | 13.5°N 47.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1956-08-09 12:00 | TS | 13.7°N 48.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1956-08-09 18:00 | TS | 13.9°N 50.2°W | 60 | — | |
| 1956-08-10 00:00 | HU | 14.0°N 51.6°W | 65 | — | |
| 1956-08-10 06:00 | HU | 14.1°N 53.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1956-08-10 12:00 | HU | 14.3°N 54.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1956-08-10 18:00 | HU | 14.7°N 56.0°W | 90 | 979 | |
| 1956-08-11 00:00 | HU | 15.0°N 57.6°W | 90 | — | |
| 1956-08-11 06:00 | HU | 15.2°N 59.1°W | 90 | — | |
| 1956-08-11 12:00 | HU | 15.5°N 60.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1956-08-11 18:00 | HU | 16.0°N 61.8°W | 90 | 979 | |
| 1956-08-12 00:00 | HU | 16.5°N 63.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1956-08-12 06:00 | HU | 17.1°N 64.5°W | 85 | — | |
| 1956-08-12 12:00 | HU | 17.9°N 65.9°W | 85 | 981 | |
| 1956-08-12 18:00 | HU | 18.8°N 67.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1956-08-13 00:00 | HU | 19.8°N 68.7°W | 85 | — | |
| 1956-08-13 06:00 | HU | 20.9°N 70.0°W | 95 | — | |
| 1956-08-13 12:00 | HU | 22.0°N 71.4°W | 100 | 972 | |
| 1956-08-13 18:00 | HU | 23.0°N 72.7°W | 100 | — | |
| 1956-08-14 00:00 | HU | 24.0°N 73.9°W | 100 | — | |
| 1956-08-14 06:00 | HU | 24.9°N 75.0°W | 105 | — | |
| 1956-08-14 12:00 | HU | 25.7°N 76.0°W | 105 | 960 | |
| 1956-08-14 18:00 | HU | 26.5°N 76.7°W | 100 | — | |
| 1956-08-15 00:00 | HU | 27.2°N 76.9°W | 90 | 968 | |
| 1956-08-15 06:00 | HU | 27.8°N 77.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1956-08-15 12:00 | HU | 28.3°N 76.7°W | 95 | 963 | |
| 1956-08-15 18:00 | HU | 28.8°N 76.2°W | 95 | — | |
| 1956-08-16 00:00 | HU | 29.3°N 75.7°W | 90 | — | |
| 1956-08-16 06:00 | HU | 29.9°N 75.2°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 1956-08-16 12:00 | HU | 30.8°N 74.3°W | 85 | — | |
| 1956-08-16 18:00 | HU | 32.2°N 73.4°W | 95 | — | |
| 1956-08-17 00:00 | HU | 33.7°N 72.4°W | 100 | 954 | |
| 1956-08-17 06:00 | HU | 35.1°N 71.2°W | 95 | — | |
| 1956-08-17 12:00 | HU | 36.6°N 69.8°W | 85 | — | |
| 1956-08-17 18:00 | HU | 38.0°N 68.4°W | 75 | — | |
| 1956-08-18 00:00 | HU | 39.5°N 66.7°W | 70 | — | |
| 1956-08-18 06:00 | HU | 40.8°N 64.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1956-08-18 12:00 | TS | 41.7°N 62.1°W | 60 | — | |
| 1956-08-18 18:00 | TS | 42.4°N 58.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1956-08-19 00:00 | EX | 42.8°N 55.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1956-08-19 06:00 | EX | 43.1°N 51.7°W | 55 | — | |
| 1956-08-19 12:00 | EX | 43.2°N 48.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1956-08-19 18:00 | EX | 43.1°N 45.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1956-08-20 00:00 | EX | 42.9°N 41.6°W | 45 | — | |
| 1956-08-20 06:00 | EX | 42.5°N 38.5°W | 40 | — | |
| 1956-08-20 12:00 | EX | 42.1°N 36.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1956-08-20 18:00 | EX | 42.0°N 34.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1956-08-21 00:00 | EX | 42.0°N 32.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-08-21 06:00 | EX | 42.0°N 31.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1956-08-21 12:00 | EX | 42.0°N 30.0°W | 25 | — |
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.