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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Betty (1972)
22 August 1972 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Betty formed in the North Atlantic basin on 22 August 1972 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 148 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 976 hPa.
- Formed
- 22 August 1972
- Dissipated
- 1 September 1972
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 148 km/h (80 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 976 hPa
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 1Hurricane Agnes130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Carrie102 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth