Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Aug 23, 6:00 PM UTC – Aug 31, 6:00 AM UTC (7.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 175 mph (150 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 902 mb
- Landfalls
- 3
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 25, 10:30 PM UTC · 26.0°N 80.1°W · Hurricane · 80 mph · 984 mb
- Aug 29, 11:10 AM UTC · 29.3°N 89.6°W · Hurricane · 125 mph · 920 mb
- Aug 29, 2:45 PM UTC · 30.2°N 89.6°W · Hurricane · 120 mph · 928 mb
Every track point (34)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-23 18:00 | TD | 23.1°N 75.1°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 2005-08-24 00:00 | TD | 23.4°N 75.7°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2005-08-24 06:00 | TD | 23.8°N 76.2°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2005-08-24 12:00 | TS | 24.5°N 76.5°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 2005-08-24 18:00 | TS | 25.4°N 76.9°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 2005-08-25 00:00 | TS | 26.0°N 77.7°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 2005-08-25 06:00 | TS | 26.1°N 78.4°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 2005-08-25 12:00 | TS | 26.2°N 79.0°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 2005-08-25 18:00 | TS | 26.2°N 79.6°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 2005-08-25 22:30 | HU | 26.0°N 80.1°W | 70 | 984 | Landfall |
| 2005-08-26 00:00 | HU | 25.9°N 80.3°W | 70 | 983 | |
| 2005-08-26 06:00 | HU | 25.4°N 81.3°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 2005-08-26 12:00 | HU | 25.1°N 82.0°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 2005-08-26 18:00 | HU | 24.9°N 82.6°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 2005-08-27 00:00 | HU | 24.6°N 83.3°W | 90 | 959 | |
| 2005-08-27 06:00 | HU | 24.4°N 84.0°W | 95 | 950 | |
| 2005-08-27 12:00 | HU | 24.4°N 84.7°W | 100 | 942 | |
| 2005-08-27 18:00 | HU | 24.5°N 85.3°W | 100 | 948 | |
| 2005-08-28 00:00 | HU | 24.8°N 85.9°W | 100 | 941 | |
| 2005-08-28 06:00 | HU | 25.2°N 86.7°W | 125 | 930 | |
| 2005-08-28 12:00 | HU | 25.7°N 87.7°W | 145 | 909 | |
| 2005-08-28 18:00 | HU | 26.3°N 88.6°W | 150 | 902 | |
| 2005-08-29 00:00 | HU | 27.2°N 89.2°W | 140 | 905 | |
| 2005-08-29 06:00 | HU | 28.2°N 89.6°W | 125 | 913 | |
| 2005-08-29 11:10 | HU | 29.3°N 89.6°W | 110 | 920 | Landfall |
| 2005-08-29 12:00 | HU | 29.5°N 89.6°W | 110 | 923 | |
| 2005-08-29 14:45 | HU | 30.2°N 89.6°W | 105 | 928 | Landfall |
| 2005-08-29 18:00 | HU | 31.1°N 89.6°W | 80 | 948 | |
| 2005-08-30 00:00 | TS | 32.6°N 89.1°W | 50 | 961 | |
| 2005-08-30 06:00 | TS | 34.1°N 88.6°W | 40 | 978 | |
| 2005-08-30 12:00 | TD | 35.6°N 88.0°W | 30 | 985 | |
| 2005-08-30 18:00 | TD | 37.0°N 87.0°W | 30 | 990 | |
| 2005-08-31 00:00 | EX | 38.6°N 85.3°W | 30 | 994 | |
| 2005-08-31 06:00 | EX | 40.1°N 82.9°W | 25 | 996 |
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.