Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 18–24, 1976
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Candice (1976) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1976 Atlantic season. It formed on August 18, 1976, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 964 mb on August 22, 1976, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on August 21, 1976). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 1,974 miles (3,177 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 31.7°N 68.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 33.4°N 67.5°W | 175 mi WNW of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 996 mb | 35.2°N 66.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 36.7°N 65.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 37.7°N 65.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 38.2°N 64.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 38.8°N 63.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 39.7°N 63.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 40.2°N 62.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 997 mb | 40.8°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 41.1°N 59.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 41.2°N 59.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 41.0°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 40.5°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 40.3°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 40.8°N 57.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 41.0°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 964 mb | 41.3°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 41.7°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 42.4°N 54.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 43.1°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 971 mb | 44.4°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 45.9°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 47.3°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 49.9°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Candice.
At its peak on August 22, 1976, Candice was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 964 mb.
6.0 days, from August 18, 1976 to August 24, 1976, including 78 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,974 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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