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Hurricane Martha (1969)

Atlantic storm, 11/20/1969 to 11/25/1969. Peak: Category 1.

Peak strength
Category 1
Peak winds
92 mph
80 knots
Lowest pressure
979 mb
Duration
5 days

Storm track

21 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5
All track points (21)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
11/20/1969 20:00 UTC11.2°N, 79.8°WTropical depression29 mph-
11/21/1969 02:00 UTC11.0°N, 79.9°WTropical depression35 mph-
11/21/1969 08:00 UTC10.8°N, 80.0°WTropical storm40 mph1,003 mb
11/21/1969 14:00 UTC10.6°N, 80.2°WTropical storm52 mph-
11/21/1969 20:00 UTC10.5°N, 80.5°WTropical storm63 mph-
11/22/1969 02:00 UTC10.4°N, 80.8°WHurricane75 mph-
11/22/1969 08:00 UTC10.3°N, 81.0°WHurricane86 mph-
11/22/1969 14:00 UTC10.3°N, 81.0°WHurricane92 mph-
11/22/1969 20:00 UTC10.3°N, 81.0°WHurricane92 mph979 mb
11/23/1969 02:00 UTC10.2°N, 81.0°WHurricane86 mph982 mb
11/23/1969 08:00 UTC10.1°N, 81.0°WHurricane81 mph986 mb
11/23/1969 14:00 UTC10.0°N, 81.0°WTropical storm63 mph-
11/23/1969 20:00 UTC9.9°N, 81.0°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
11/24/1969 02:00 UTC9.7°N, 81.0°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
11/24/1969 08:00 UTC9.4°N, 81.0°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
11/24/1969 14:00 UTC9.2°N, 81.0°WTropical storm52 mph-
11/24/1969 20:00 UTC9.0°N, 81.0°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
11/25/1969 02:00 UTC8.8°N, 81.1°WTropical storm (landfall)46 mph-
11/25/1969 08:00 UTC8.7°N, 81.3°WTropical depression35 mph-
11/25/1969 14:00 UTC8.6°N, 81.6°WTropical depression35 mph-
11/25/1969 20:00 UTC8.5°N, 82.0°WTropical depression29 mph-

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained

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