Dawn (1972)

Cat 1 AL131972 · Atlantic
Peak winds
70 kt
81 mph
Min pressure
997 mb
ACE
6.60
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
0
39 observations

What happened during Dawn?

Dawn was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 5 to September 14, 1972 (10 days). It reached peak winds of 80 mph (70 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 997 mb.


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Storm overview
First obs
1972-09-05
Last obs
1972-09-14
Storm number
13
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
39

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1972-09-05 00:00 TD 23.80 -79.40 30
1972-09-05 06:00 TD 24.30 -80.00 30
1972-09-05 12:00 TD 24.90 -80.40 30
1972-09-05 18:00 TD 25.60 -80.50 30 1007
1972-09-06 00:00 TD 26.20 -79.90 30
1972-09-06 06:00 TD 26.80 -79.00 30
1972-09-06 12:00 TS 27.30 -77.90 40
1972-09-06 18:00 TS 28.20 -76.00 50 1005
1972-09-07 00:00 TS 29.20 -74.40 55
1972-09-07 06:00 TS 30.20 -72.80 55 1001
1972-09-07 12:00 TS 32.00 -71.20 60
1972-09-07 18:00 HU 33.80 -70.40 65
1972-09-08 00:00 HU 35.20 -70.80 70 998
1972-09-08 06:00 HU 36.00 -71.50 70
1972-09-08 12:00 HU 36.40 -72.40 70 997
1972-09-08 18:00 HU 36.60 -73.50 65
1972-09-09 00:00 TS 36.10 -74.20 60 1000
1972-09-09 06:00 TS 35.60 -74.50 50
1972-09-09 12:00 TS 35.00 -74.20 45 1005
1972-09-09 18:00 TS 34.80 -73.90 45
1972-09-10 00:00 TS 34.10 -73.00 45
1972-09-10 06:00 TS 33.40 -72.20 45
1972-09-10 12:00 TS 32.90 -71.90 45
1972-09-10 18:00 TS 32.00 -71.80 45
1972-09-11 00:00 TS 31.20 -72.10 45
1972-09-11 06:00 TS 30.70 -73.10 40 1007
1972-09-11 12:00 TS 30.20 -74.10 40
1972-09-11 18:00 TS 30.10 -75.10 40
1972-09-12 00:00 TS 30.10 -76.20 40
1972-09-12 06:00 TS 30.20 -77.10 35 1014
1972-09-12 12:00 TS 30.70 -78.00 35
1972-09-12 18:00 TD 31.00 -78.80 30
1972-09-13 00:00 TD 30.80 -79.70 30
1972-09-13 06:00 TD 30.80 -80.60 30
1972-09-13 12:00 TD 31.10 -81.00 30
1972-09-13 18:00 TD 31.70 -81.00 30
1972-09-14 00:00 TD 31.90 -80.60 30
1972-09-14 06:00 TD 32.40 -80.00 30
1972-09-14 12:00 TD 32.80 -79.50 30

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.