Storm history › Atlantic › 1972 season
Tropical Storm Delta (1972)
Delta was a tropical storm of the 1972 Atlantic season. It was tracked from November 1, 1972 to November 7, 1972, about 6 days, and covered 1,049 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 1001 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 1001 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,049 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.6
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 1612th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Arthur (2026), Tropical Storm Cristobal (2026), Tropical Storm Hanna (2026) and 50 more.
- Lowest pressure: 991st lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Joyce (2024), Tropical Storm Rene (2020), Tropical Storm Vicky (2020) and 19 more.
- Energy: 4% of the 1972 Atlantic season's ACE.