Hurricane Betty (1972)
Aug 22, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 1, 12:00 PM UTC (10.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 90 mph (80 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 976 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (41)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-08-22 12:00 | EX | 36.5°N 65.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 18:00 | SD | 37.0°N 62.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 00:00 | SD | 37.5°N 61.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 06:00 | SD | 37.6°N 59.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 12:00 | SD | 37.5°N 58.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 18:00 | SS | 37.3°N 56.8°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 00:00 | SS | 37.2°N 56.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 06:00 | SS | 37.2°N 55.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 12:00 | SS | 37.3°N 54.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 18:00 | SS | 37.3°N 54.2°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 00:00 | TS | 37.5°N 53.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 06:00 | TS | 37.6°N 53.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 12:00 | TS | 37.5°N 53.0°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 1972-08-25 18:00 | TS | 37.3°N 52.9°W | 55 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 00:00 | TS | 37.4°N 52.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 06:00 | TS | 37.7°N 52.7°W | 55 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 12:00 | TS | 38.1°N 52.4°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 1972-08-26 18:00 | TS | 38.3°N 51.9°W | 55 | 998 | |
| 1972-08-27 00:00 | TS | 38.5°N 50.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 06:00 | HU | 38.6°N 48.6°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 12:00 | HU | 38.9°N 46.5°W | 75 | 987 | |
| 1972-08-27 18:00 | HU | 39.9°N 44.6°W | 80 | 984 | |
| 1972-08-28 00:00 | HU | 40.5°N 42.6°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 1972-08-28 06:00 | HU | 40.9°N 40.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 12:00 | HU | 41.1°N 38.9°W | 80 | 977 | |
| 1972-08-28 18:00 | HU | 41.2°N 37.1°W | 80 | 978 | |
| 1972-08-29 00:00 | HU | 41.0°N 35.7°W | 75 | 981 | |
| 1972-08-29 06:00 | HU | 41.2°N 34.6°W | 70 | 982 | |
| 1972-08-29 12:00 | HU | 41.6°N 33.5°W | 65 | 986 | |
| 1972-08-29 18:00 | HU | 41.6°N 32.5°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1972-08-30 00:00 | HU | 41.6°N 32.2°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1972-08-30 06:00 | HU | 41.6°N 32.1°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1972-08-30 12:00 | HU | 41.3°N 32.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 18:00 | TS | 41.0°N 32.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1972-08-31 00:00 | TS | 40.7°N 34.0°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1972-08-31 06:00 | TS | 40.7°N 35.3°W | 40 | 1006 | |
| 1972-08-31 12:00 | TS | 41.2°N 36.6°W | 40 | 1006 | |
| 1972-08-31 18:00 | TS | 41.9°N 37.6°W | 35 | 1008 | |
| 1972-09-01 00:00 | TS | 42.9°N 37.9°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-09-01 06:00 | TS | 44.0°N 37.9°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-09-01 12:00 | EX | 45.2°N 37.9°W | 45 | — |
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.