Storm history › Atlantic › 1974 season
Hurricane Becky (1974)
Becky was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1974 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 26, 1974 to September 4, 1974, about 9 days, and covered 3,112 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 977 mb.
- Peak wind
- 130 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 977 mb
- Strongest
- Category 4 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 9 days
- Track length
- 3,112 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.5
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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: 473rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Patty (2024), Hurricane Pablo (2019), Hurricane Richard (2010) and 9 more.
- Energy: 20% of the 1974 Atlantic season's ACE.