Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 16 – October 3, 1965
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 Carol (1965) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1965 Atlantic season. It formed on September 16, 1965, 202 mi WSW of Dakar, Senegal, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 974 mb on September 21, 1965, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on September 21, 1965). The storm lasted 17.3 days and travelled about 5,326 miles (8,570 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.3°N 20.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.0°N 22.0°W | 168 mi SE of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 23.8°W | 155 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 25.6°W | 181 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.3°N 27.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.3°N 29.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.4°N 30.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.6°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.9°N 32.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.2°N 33.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 13.5°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.1°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.8°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.5°N 38.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.3°N 39.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.1°N 39.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.9°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.9°N 40.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 19.7°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 20.5°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 21.5°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 22.9°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 24.8°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 26.8°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 28.8°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 30.8°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 32.4°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 33.3°N 42.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 33.9°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 34.4°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 34.8°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 35.1°N 43.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 35.2°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 35.1°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 34.9°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 34.7°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 34.4°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 34.0°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 33.6°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 33.4°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 33.2°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 33.0°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.7°N 41.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.6°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 32.8°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 33.1°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 33.4°N 41.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 33.7°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 34.0°N 41.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 34.6°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 35.6°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 36.8°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 38.1°N 37.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 39.4°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 40.4°N 32.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 41.2°N 28.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 42.0°N 26.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 42.4°N 24.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 41.8°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 41.0°N 19.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 39.5°N 17.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 37.8°N 16.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 36.3°N 15.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 35.0°N 14.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 34.0°N 14.0°W | 183 mi ENE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 33.0°N 14.0°W | 162 mi E of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 32.0°N 14.0°W | 169 mi ESE of Machico, Portugal |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TD extratropical | 35 mph | — | 31.0°N 14.0°W | 137 mi N of Teguise, Spain |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TD extratropical | 29 mph | — | 30.4°N 14.0°W | 96 mi NNW of Teguise, Spain |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TD extratropical | 23 mph | — | 29.8°N 14.0°W | 57 mi NNW of Teguise, Spain |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Carol.
At its peak on September 21, 1965, Carol was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 974 mb.
17.3 days, from September 16, 1965 to October 3, 1965, including 132 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 5,326 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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