Hurricane Rita (2005)
Sep 18, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 26, 6:00 AM UTC (8.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 180 mph (155 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 895 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 24, 7:40 AM UTC · 29.7°N 93.7°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 937 mb
Every track point (36)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-18 00:00 | TD | 21.3°N 69.9°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 2005-09-18 06:00 | TD | 21.6°N 70.7°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 2005-09-18 12:00 | TD | 21.9°N 71.5°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2005-09-18 18:00 | TS | 22.2°N 72.3°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 2005-09-19 00:00 | TS | 22.4°N 73.0°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 2005-09-19 06:00 | TS | 22.6°N 73.8°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 2005-09-19 12:00 | TS | 22.8°N 74.7°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 2005-09-19 18:00 | TS | 23.1°N 75.9°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 2005-09-20 00:00 | TS | 23.3°N 77.2°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 2005-09-20 06:00 | TS | 23.5°N 78.8°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 2005-09-20 12:00 | HU | 23.7°N 80.3°W | 70 | 985 | |
| 2005-09-20 18:00 | HU | 23.9°N 81.6°W | 85 | 975 | |
| 2005-09-21 00:00 | HU | 24.1°N 82.7°W | 95 | 967 | |
| 2005-09-21 06:00 | HU | 24.2°N 84.0°W | 110 | 955 | |
| 2005-09-21 12:00 | HU | 24.2°N 85.2°W | 120 | 941 | |
| 2005-09-21 18:00 | HU | 24.3°N 86.2°W | 145 | 920 | |
| 2005-09-22 00:00 | HU | 24.5°N 86.9°W | 150 | 897 | |
| 2005-09-22 03:00 | HU | 24.7°N 87.3°W | 155 | 895 | Peak intensity |
| 2005-09-22 06:00 | HU | 24.8°N 87.6°W | 155 | 897 | |
| 2005-09-22 12:00 | HU | 25.2°N 88.3°W | 140 | 908 | |
| 2005-09-22 18:00 | HU | 25.6°N 89.1°W | 125 | 913 | |
| 2005-09-23 00:00 | HU | 26.0°N 89.9°W | 120 | 915 | |
| 2005-09-23 06:00 | HU | 26.5°N 90.7°W | 115 | 924 | |
| 2005-09-23 12:00 | HU | 27.1°N 91.5°W | 115 | 927 | |
| 2005-09-23 18:00 | HU | 27.8°N 92.3°W | 110 | 930 | |
| 2005-09-24 00:00 | HU | 28.6°N 93.0°W | 105 | 931 | |
| 2005-09-24 06:00 | HU | 29.4°N 93.6°W | 100 | 935 | |
| 2005-09-24 07:40 | HU | 29.7°N 93.7°W | 100 | 937 | Landfall |
| 2005-09-24 12:00 | HU | 30.5°N 94.1°W | 65 | 949 | |
| 2005-09-24 18:00 | TS | 31.6°N 94.1°W | 45 | 974 | |
| 2005-09-25 00:00 | TS | 32.7°N 94.0°W | 35 | 982 | |
| 2005-09-25 06:00 | TD | 33.7°N 93.6°W | 30 | 989 | |
| 2005-09-25 12:00 | TD | 34.7°N 92.5°W | 25 | 995 | |
| 2005-09-25 18:00 | TD | 35.8°N 91.4°W | 25 | 1000 | |
| 2005-09-26 00:00 | TD | 37.0°N 90.1°W | 20 | 1003 | |
| 2005-09-26 06:00 | LO | 39.5°N 88.0°W | 20 | 1006 |
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.