Hurricane Delia (1973)
Sep 2, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 7, 6:00 AM UTC (5.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 85 mph (75 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 986 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 5, 2:00 AM UTC · 29.0°N 95.3°W · Tropical Storm · 70 mph · 987 mb
- Sep 6, 6:00 AM UTC · 28.9°N 95.4°W · Tropical Storm · 60 mph · 988 mb
Every track point (23)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-09-02 00:00 | TD | 21.4°N 86.6°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1973-09-02 06:00 | TD | 21.9°N 86.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1973-09-02 12:00 | TD | 22.4°N 87.0°W | 30 | 1005 | |
| 1973-09-02 18:00 | TS | 23.1°N 87.4°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1973-09-03 00:00 | TS | 24.0°N 88.0°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1973-09-03 06:00 | TS | 24.9°N 88.9°W | 45 | — | |
| 1973-09-03 12:00 | TS | 25.8°N 89.8°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 1973-09-03 18:00 | TS | 26.5°N 91.0°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1973-09-04 00:00 | TS | 27.0°N 92.3°W | 60 | 995 | |
| 1973-09-04 06:00 | TS | 27.2°N 93.1°W | 60 | 997 | |
| 1973-09-04 12:00 | HU | 27.8°N 93.3°W | 65 | 993 | |
| 1973-09-04 18:00 | HU | 28.5°N 94.2°W | 75 | 986 | |
| 1973-09-05 00:00 | HU | 29.0°N 94.9°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 1973-09-05 02:00 | TS | 29.0°N 95.3°W | 60 | 987 | Landfall |
| 1973-09-05 06:00 | TS | 28.9°N 95.7°W | 55 | 988 | |
| 1973-09-05 12:00 | TS | 28.2°N 95.9°W | 50 | 988 | |
| 1973-09-05 18:00 | TS | 28.0°N 95.5°W | 50 | 991 | |
| 1973-09-06 00:00 | TS | 28.1°N 95.3°W | 50 | 988 | |
| 1973-09-06 06:00 | TS | 28.9°N 95.4°W | 50 | 988 | Landfall |
| 1973-09-06 12:00 | TS | 29.8°N 96.3°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 1973-09-06 18:00 | TS | 30.3°N 98.1°W | 35 | 995 | |
| 1973-09-07 00:00 | TD | 30.2°N 100.0°W | 30 | 998 | |
| 1973-09-07 06:00 | TD | 29.2°N 101.7°W | 25 | 1000 |
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.