Hurricane Betsy (1965)
Aug 27, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 13, 12:00 AM UTC (17.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 140 mph (120 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 942 mb
- Landfalls
- 5
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 29, 8:00 AM UTC · 17.9°N 62.9°W · Tropical Storm · 40 mph
- Aug 29, 9:00 AM UTC · 18.2°N 63.0°W · Tropical Storm · 40 mph
- Sep 7, 8:00 PM UTC · 25.3°N 78.1°W · Hurricane · 120 mph · 952 mb
- Sep 8, 11:00 AM UTC · 25.0°N 80.5°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 952 mb
- Sep 10, 4:00 AM UTC · 29.2°N 90.1°W · Hurricane · 130 mph · 946 mb
Every track point (74)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-08-27 00:00 | TD | 11.0°N 50.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1965-08-27 06:00 | TD | 11.2°N 51.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1965-08-27 12:00 | TD | 11.4°N 53.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1965-08-27 18:00 | TD | 11.7°N 54.5°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1965-08-28 00:00 | TD | 12.1°N 56.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1965-08-28 06:00 | TD | 12.8°N 57.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1965-08-28 12:00 | TD | 14.0°N 59.8°W | 30 | 1010 | |
| 1965-08-28 18:00 | TD | 15.1°N 61.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1965-08-29 00:00 | TD | 16.2°N 62.0°W | 30 | 1010 | |
| 1965-08-29 06:00 | TS | 17.6°N 62.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1965-08-29 08:00 | TS | 17.9°N 62.9°W | 35 | — | Landfall |
| 1965-08-29 09:00 | TS | 18.2°N 63.0°W | 35 | — | Landfall |
| 1965-08-29 12:00 | TS | 19.2°N 63.5°W | 40 | 1007 | |
| 1965-08-29 18:00 | TS | 20.5°N 64.3°W | 55 | 999 | |
| 1965-08-30 00:00 | TS | 21.2°N 64.8°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 1965-08-30 06:00 | TS | 21.8°N 65.1°W | 55 | — | |
| 1965-08-30 12:00 | TS | 22.4°N 65.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1965-08-30 18:00 | TS | 22.6°N 65.7°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1965-08-31 00:00 | TS | 22.7°N 65.8°W | 60 | 996 | |
| 1965-08-31 06:00 | TS | 22.8°N 65.8°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1965-08-31 12:00 | TS | 22.5°N 66.0°W | 55 | 998 | |
| 1965-08-31 18:00 | TS | 22.5°N 66.0°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 1965-09-01 00:00 | HU | 22.5°N 66.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1965-09-01 06:00 | HU | 22.3°N 66.6°W | 70 | 984 | |
| 1965-09-01 12:00 | HU | 22.2°N 67.4°W | 70 | 988 | |
| 1965-09-01 18:00 | HU | 22.3°N 68.0°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1965-09-02 00:00 | HU | 22.5°N 68.5°W | 85 | 970 | |
| 1965-09-02 06:00 | HU | 22.6°N 69.3°W | 105 | — | |
| 1965-09-02 12:00 | HU | 22.8°N 70.2°W | 120 | 942 | |
| 1965-09-02 18:00 | HU | 23.4°N 70.9°W | 115 | 945 | |
| 1965-09-03 00:00 | HU | 24.1°N 71.5°W | 105 | — | |
| 1965-09-03 06:00 | HU | 24.7°N 72.2°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1965-09-03 12:00 | HU | 25.4°N 72.9°W | 100 | 955 | |
| 1965-09-03 18:00 | HU | 26.3°N 73.7°W | 105 | 950 | |
| 1965-09-04 00:00 | HU | 26.9°N 74.3°W | 105 | 951 | |
| 1965-09-04 06:00 | HU | 27.4°N 74.8°W | 105 | 946 | |
| 1965-09-04 12:00 | HU | 28.1°N 75.3°W | 105 | 951 | |
| 1965-09-04 18:00 | HU | 28.7°N 75.6°W | 105 | 946 | |
| 1965-09-05 00:00 | HU | 28.9°N 75.5°W | 105 | 943 | |
| 1965-09-05 06:00 | HU | 29.0°N 75.3°W | 100 | 948 | |
| 1965-09-05 12:00 | HU | 28.9°N 75.3°W | 95 | 952 | |
| 1965-09-05 18:00 | HU | 28.7°N 75.4°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1965-09-06 00:00 | HU | 28.1°N 75.5°W | 80 | 973 | |
| 1965-09-06 06:00 | HU | 27.5°N 75.9°W | 90 | 963 | |
| 1965-09-06 12:00 | HU | 26.9°N 76.3°W | 90 | 966 | |
| 1965-09-06 18:00 | HU | 26.2°N 76.7°W | 100 | 959 | |
| 1965-09-07 00:00 | HU | 25.8°N 76.7°W | 105 | 956 | |
| 1965-09-07 06:00 | HU | 25.6°N 77.0°W | 105 | 954 | |
| 1965-09-07 12:00 | HU | 25.3°N 77.2°W | 105 | 957 | |
| 1965-09-07 18:00 | HU | 25.3°N 77.9°W | 105 | 952 | |
| 1965-09-07 20:00 | HU | 25.3°N 78.1°W | 105 | 952 | Landfall |
| 1965-09-08 00:00 | HU | 25.2°N 78.6°W | 95 | 961 | |
| 1965-09-08 06:00 | HU | 25.1°N 79.5°W | 95 | 958 | |
| 1965-09-08 11:00 | HU | 25.0°N 80.5°W | 100 | 952 | Landfall |
| 1965-09-08 12:00 | HU | 25.0°N 80.6°W | 100 | 952 | |
| 1965-09-08 18:00 | HU | 25.2°N 82.0°W | 100 | — | |
| 1965-09-09 00:00 | HU | 25.5°N 83.6°W | 100 | 954 | |
| 1965-09-09 06:00 | HU | 25.9°N 85.3°W | 100 | 950 | |
| 1965-09-09 12:00 | HU | 26.5°N 86.9°W | 100 | 951 | |
| 1965-09-09 18:00 | HU | 27.4°N 88.1°W | 100 | 953 | |
| 1965-09-10 00:00 | HU | 28.4°N 89.2°W | 115 | 946 | |
| 1965-09-10 04:00 | HU | 29.2°N 90.1°W | 115 | 946 | Landfall |
| 1965-09-10 06:00 | HU | 29.6°N 90.6°W | 95 | 948 | |
| 1965-09-10 12:00 | HU | 30.7°N 91.7°W | 65 | 965 | |
| 1965-09-10 18:00 | TS | 32.0°N 92.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1965-09-11 00:00 | TS | 33.1°N 92.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1965-09-11 06:00 | TD | 34.0°N 91.5°W | 30 | 997 | |
| 1965-09-11 12:00 | TD | 34.7°N 90.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1965-09-11 18:00 | TD | 35.5°N 90.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1965-09-12 00:00 | EX | 36.3°N 89.0°W | 20 | — | |
| 1965-09-12 06:00 | EX | 37.2°N 87.8°W | 20 | — | |
| 1965-09-12 12:00 | EX | 38.0°N 86.5°W | 20 | — | |
| 1965-09-12 18:00 | EX | 38.7°N 84.8°W | 20 | — | |
| 1965-09-13 00:00 | EX | 39.0°N 83.0°W | 20 | — |
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.