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1972 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1972 Atlantic season had 12 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 2 of them hurricanes and 0 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from May 23, 1972 and the last ended on November 7, 1972. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Betty (1972), at 90 mph (150 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 37.0.

Storms
12
Hurricanes
2
Major
0
Category 5
0
ACE
37.0
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm AlphaMay 23 – May 2970 mph988 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane AgnesJun 14 – Jun 2380 mph977 mbCategory 1 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 3, 1972 AtlanticJun 18 – Jun 2150 mph1007 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 4, 1972 AtlanticJul 11 – Jul 1340 mph1014 mbTropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 5, 1972 AtlanticJul 18 – Jul 2345 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 6, 1972 AtlanticAug 3 – Aug 435 mph1008 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 7, 1972 AtlanticAug 5 – Aug 730 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 8, 1972 AtlanticAug 12 – Aug 1530 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 9, 1972 AtlanticAug 17 – Aug 1830 mph—Tropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 10, 1972 AtlanticAug 17 – Aug 1830 mph—Tropical depression—
Hurricane BettyAug 22 – Sep 190 mph976 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm CarrieAug 29 – Sep 565 mph992 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 1972 AtlanticSep 3 – Sep 550 mph1000 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm DawnSep 5 – Sep 1365 mph996 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm CharlieSep 19 – Sep 2390 mph944 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 16, 1972 AtlanticSep 20 – Sep 2335 mph1009 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 17, 1972 AtlanticSep 20 – Sep 2335 mph1009 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical storm 18, 1972 AtlanticSep 29 – Oct 340 mph1012 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 19, 1972 AtlanticOct 5 – Oct 1235 mph1006 mbTropical depression—
Unnamed tropical depression 20, 1972 AtlanticOct 17 – Oct 2235 mph—Tropical depression—
Tropical Storm DeltaNov 1 – Nov 745 mph1001 mbTropical storm—