1972 Atlantic hurricane season
Season effects
This is a table of the storms in 1972 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related.

1972 Atlantic hurricane season

Section Title: Season effects
Table Section Text: This is a table of the storms in 1972 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related.

Name	Dates active	Peak classification	Sustained wind speeds	Pressure	Areas affected	Damage (USD)	Deaths	Refs

Alfa	May 23 – May 29	Subtropical storm	70 mph (110 km/h)	991 hPa (29.26 inHg)	Southeastern United States	$100 thousand	2

Agnes	June 14 – June 23	Category 1 hurricane	85 mph (140 km/h)	977 hPa (28.85 inHg)	Yucatán Peninsula, western Cuba, Eastern United States, Canada	$2.1 billion	128

Unnumbered	June 19 – June 20	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Unnumbered	July 10 – July 12	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	North Carolina	None	None

Unnumbered	July 16 – July 20	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Unnumbered	July 31 – August 3	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Unnumbered	August 5 – August 7	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	Senegal	None	None

Unnumbered	August 12 – August 15	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Unnumbered	August 16 – August 18	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	Cape Verde Islands	None	None

Betty (Bravo)	August 22 – September 1	Category 2 hurricane	105 mph (165 km/h)	976 hPa (28.82 inHg)	None	None	None

Carrie	August 29 – September 3	Tropical storm	70 mph (110 km/h)	993 hPa (29.32 inHg)	Northeastern United States	$1.78 million	4

Unnumbered	September 3 – September 5	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Dawn	September 5 – September 14	Category 1 hurricane	80 mph (130 km/h)	997 hPa (29.44 inHg)	Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States	Minimal	None

Charlie	September 19 – September 21	Subtropical storm	65 mph (100 km/h)	996 hPa (29.41 inHg)	None	None	None

Unnumbered	September 20 – September 24	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Unnumbered	October 1 – October 3	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Unnumbered	October 5 – October 15	Tropical depression	35 mph (55 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Unnumbered	October 16 – October 20	Tropical depression	30 mph (45 km/h)	Unknown	None	None	None

Delta	November 1 – November 7	Subtropical storm	45 mph (75 km/h)	1001 hPa (29.56 inHg)	None	None	None

Season aggregates

19	May 23 – November 7	105 mph (165 km/h)	976 hPa (28.82 inHg)	$2.1 billion	134

Sentence(s)

Betty attained its peak intensity as a Category 2 hurricane and sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) with a barometric pressure of 976 mbar in August.

final_sentence: Betty attained its peak intensity as a Category 2 hurricane and sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) with a barometric pressure of 976 mbar in August.