AL182005 | 2005 season

Rita

Neutral 1FL impact Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification

Formed: 2005-09-18
Dissipated: 2005-09-26
Peak wind: 155 kt
Lifetime category: 5
Min pressure: 895 mb (lifetime)
Florida date: 2005-09-22
Approach: gulf
FL regions: SW1
Center landfall: no
ENSO (ASO ONI): -0.11
Peak surge (FL): not yet curated

Surge: no curated record yet. An NHC Tropical Cyclone Report exists for storms of this era; this one is awaiting verification against it. Values are only shown after being checked against an NHC source (see methodology).

Track

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landfall (HURDAT2 L record, colored by intensity there)
Florida-relevant point (strongest fix on the FL impact date)
Florida Straits / Cuba shelf corridor (where track wobble is measured)

HURDAT2 best track. Coastline is stylized for orientation, not a boundary source.

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Intensity

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

NHC Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF, track map inside)

How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 42mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.