Katrina — 2005
Peak intensity: Cat 5 (172 mph). Active August 23–August 31, 2005 (9 days). Made 3 landfalls.
By the numbers
Storm summary
A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.
Track and observations
The complete observation log below lists all 34 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.
Show first 12 observations
| Time | Status | Lat / Lon | Winds | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-23 18:00Z | TD | 23.1, -75.1 | 34 mph | 1008 mb |
| 2005-08-24 00:00Z | TD | 23.4, -75.7 | 34 mph | 1007 mb |
| 2005-08-24 06:00Z | TD | 23.8, -76.2 | 34 mph | 1007 mb |
| 2005-08-24 12:00Z | TS | 24.5, -76.5 | 40 mph | 1006 mb |
| 2005-08-24 18:00Z | TS | 25.4, -76.9 | 46 mph | 1003 mb |
| 2005-08-25 00:00Z | TS | 26.0, -77.7 | 52 mph | 1000 mb |
| 2005-08-25 06:00Z | TS | 26.1, -78.4 | 57 mph | 997 mb |
| 2005-08-25 12:00Z | TS | 26.2, -79.0 | 63 mph | 994 mb |
| 2005-08-25 18:00Z | TS | 26.2, -79.6 | 69 mph | 988 mb |
| 2005-08-25 22:30Z | HUlandfall | 26.0, -80.1 | 80 mph | 984 mb |
| 2005-08-26 00:00Z | HU | 25.9, -80.3 | 80 mph | 983 mb |
| 2005-08-26 06:00Z | HU | 25.4, -81.3 | 75 mph | 987 mb |
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