Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 2–8, 1971
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 Carlotta (1971) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1971 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 2, 1971, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on July 3, 1971, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on July 3, 1971). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,998 miles (3,215 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.5°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.5°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.6°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.9°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.4°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.9°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.5°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.1°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.8°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.6°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.4°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 980 mb | 16.1°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.7°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.1°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.4°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 994 mb | 17.7°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.9°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.1°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.2°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.4°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.5°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.9°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.2°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.4°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.5°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.7°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.9°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Carlotta.
At its peak on July 3, 1971, Carlotta was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
6.5 days, from July 2, 1971 to July 8, 1971, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,998 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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