Storm history › Atlantic › 2005 season
Hurricane Maria (2005)
Maria was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 1, 2005 to September 14, 2005, about 13 days, and covered 4,690 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 962 mb.
- Peak wind
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 962 mb
- Strongest
- Category 3 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 13 days
- Track length
- 4,690 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 14.3
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 282nd highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Bonnie (2022), Hurricane Epsilon (2020), Hurricane Zeta (2020) and 33 more.
- Lowest pressure: 285th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Gert (2017), Hurricane Lee (2017), Hurricane Beta (2005) and 6 more.
- Energy: 6% of the 2005 Atlantic season's ACE.