1965 AL season · AL031965 · Archived

Betsy

Archived record: full track, peak intensity, and the model guidance issued at the time.

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Peak intensity
Category 4
Peak winds
138 mph
Lowest pressure
942 mb
Track points
74

Observed track

Time (UTC) Position Winds Pressure Stage
Sep 13 00:00 39.0, -83.0 23 mph -- mb Tropical Depression
Sep 12 18:00 38.7, -84.8 23 mph -- mb Tropical Depression
Sep 12 12:00 38.0, -86.5 23 mph -- mb Tropical Depression
Sep 12 06:00 37.2, -87.8 23 mph -- mb Tropical Depression
Sep 12 00:00 36.3, -89.0 23 mph -- mb Tropical Depression
Sep 11 18:00 35.5, -90.0 29 mph -- mb Tropical Depression
Sep 11 12:00 34.7, -90.9 35 mph -- mb Tropical Depression
Sep 11 06:00 34.0, -91.5 35 mph 997 mb Tropical Depression
Sep 11 00:00 33.1, -92.0 40 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Sep 10 18:00 32.0, -92.2 58 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Sep 10 12:00 30.7, -91.7 75 mph 965 mb Category 1
Sep 10 06:00 29.6, -90.6 109 mph 948 mb Category 2
Sep 10 04:00 29.2, -90.1 132 mph 946 mb Category 4
Sep 10 00:00 28.4, -89.2 132 mph 946 mb Category 4
Sep 9 18:00 27.4, -88.1 115 mph 953 mb Category 3
Sep 9 12:00 26.5, -86.9 115 mph 951 mb Category 3
Sep 9 06:00 25.9, -85.3 115 mph 950 mb Category 3
Sep 9 00:00 25.5, -83.6 115 mph 954 mb Category 3
Sep 8 18:00 25.2, -82.0 115 mph -- mb Category 3
Sep 8 12:00 25.0, -80.6 115 mph 952 mb Category 3
Sep 8 11:00 25.0, -80.5 115 mph 952 mb Category 3
Sep 8 06:00 25.1, -79.5 109 mph 958 mb Category 2
Sep 8 00:00 25.2, -78.6 109 mph 961 mb Category 2
Sep 7 20:00 25.3, -78.1 121 mph 952 mb Category 3