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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Beta (2005)
26 October 2005 · North Atlantic · Category 3
Hurricane Beta formed in the North Atlantic basin on 26 October 2005 and lasted 4 days. Its sustained winds reached 185 km/h, Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 962 hPa. It made landfall in Nicaragua.
- Formed
- 26 October 2005
- Dissipated
- 31 October 2005
- Duration
- 4 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 185 km/h (100 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 3
- Minimum Pressure
- 962 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 1Nicaragua135 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 5Hurricane Wilma296 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Rita287 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Katrina278 km/h
- Cat. 5Hurricane Emily259 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Dennis241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Maria185 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Irene167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nate148 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth