Storm history › Atlantic › 1961 season
Hurricane Betsy (1961)
Betsy was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1961 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 2, 1961 to September 16, 1961, about 14 days, and covered 5,986 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 945 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 14 days
- Track length
- 5,986 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 27.2
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 146th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Idalia (2023), Hurricane Harvey (2017), Hurricane Danielle (2010) and 17 more.
- Lowest pressure: 149th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Teddy (2020), Tropical Storm Keith (1988), Hurricane Doris (1975) and 2 more.
- Energy: 14% of the 1961 Atlantic season's ACE.