Hurricane Caroline (1975)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 24 – September 2, 1975

Peak wind
115 mph
185 km/h · Aug 31
Peak category
Cat 3
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
961 mb
Landfalls
1
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Lifetime
8.3 d
Aug 24 – Sep 2
Distance
1,969 mi
3,169 km
ACE
5.5
storm energy

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

What happened with Caroline

Hurricane Caroline (1975) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1975 Atlantic season. It formed on August 24, 1975, 74 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 961 mb on August 31, 1975, and made landfall 47 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico on August 31, 1975 as a Category 3 hurricane (115 mph). It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on August 31, 1975). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 1,969 miles (3,169 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 31, 1975 · 10:00 UTC47 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, MexicoCat 3 115 mph961 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba48 miAug 25 · 16:00 UTCTD 31 mph
Holguín, Holguín Province, Cuba17 miAug 25 · 17:00 UTCTD 30 mph
Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba67 miAug 25 · 23:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico35 miAug 27 · 20:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico49 miSep 1 · 09:00 UTCTS 40 mph
Ciudad Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico38 miSep 1 · 23:00 UTCTD 24 mph
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico47 miSep 2 · 00:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico46 miSep 2 · 00:00 UTCTD 23 mph
Ciudad General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico40 miSep 2 · 00:00 UTCTD 23 mph
San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico43 miSep 2 · 00:00 UTCTD 23 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 35 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 24 18:00TD 29 mph1011 mb21.9°N 71.1°W74 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 00:00TD 29 mph1010 mb21.6°N 72.5°W20 mi SW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 25 06:00TD 35 mph1010 mb21.2°N 73.8°W70 mi NNE of Maisí, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Aug 25 12:00TD 35 mph1009 mb20.9°N 75.1°W19 mi NNW of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba
Aug 25 18:00TD 29 mph1011 mb20.6°N 76.4°Wnear Cauto Cristo, Granma Province, Cuba
Aug 26 00:00TD low/wave29 mph1011 mb20.4°N 78.0°W22 mi S of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Aug 26 06:00TD low/wave29 mph1011 mb20.3°N 79.5°W102 mi WSW of Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Aug 26 12:00TD low/wave29 mph1012 mb20.2°N 81.0°W61 mi NNE of Channel Land, Cayman Islands
Aug 26 18:00TD low/wave29 mph1012 mb20.3°N 82.3°W87 mi NW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Aug 27 00:00TD low/wave29 mph1013 mb20.5°N 83.2°W99 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Aug 27 06:00TD low/wave29 mph1013 mb20.8°N 84.0°W97 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 27 12:00TD low/wave23 mph1013 mb21.1°N 85.1°W98 mi SSW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 27 18:00TD low/wave23 mph1013 mb21.5°N 86.3°W42 mi ENE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 28 00:00TD low/wave23 mph1013 mb22.0°N 87.5°W71 mi NW of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Aug 28 06:00TD low/wave23 mph1013 mb22.4°N 88.8°W95 mi NE of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Aug 28 12:00TD low/wave29 mph1013 mb22.7°N 90.0°W100 mi NNW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Aug 28 18:00TD 35 mph1010 mb22.9°N 91.0°W141 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Aug 29 00:00TS 40 mph1004 mb23.1°N 91.8°W186 mi NW of Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico
Aug 29 06:00TS 46 mph1003 mb23.2°N 92.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 29 12:00TS 58 mph995 mb23.2°N 93.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 29 18:00TS 52 mph999 mb23.2°N 93.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 00:00TS 69 mph992 mb23.3°N 94.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 06:00TS 69 mph992 mb23.5°N 94.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 12:00Cat 1 75 mph989 mb23.7°N 95.6°W165 mi E of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 30 18:00Cat 1 81 mph987 mb23.9°N 96.4°W114 mi E of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 31 00:00Cat 2 104 mph970 mb24.1°N 97.0°W79 mi ENE of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 31 06:00Cat 3 115 mph963 mb24.2°N 97.5°W54 mi NE of Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 31 10:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 115 mph961 mb24.3°N 97.7°W47 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 31 12:00Cat 1 92 mph968 mb24.4°N 97.9°W35 mi SSE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Aug 31 18:00TS 69 mph983 mb24.7°N 98.1°W11 mi SSE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 1 00:00TS 52 mph989 mb25.1°N 98.5°W28 mi NW of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 1 06:00TS 46 mph993 mb25.5°N 98.8°W51 mi SW of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 1 12:00TD 35 mph997 mb25.9°N 99.1°W35 mi S of Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 1 18:00TD 29 mph1000 mb26.1°N 99.5°W36 mi SW of Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Sep 2 00:00TD 23 mph1002 mb26.3°N 100.0°W18 mi SE of Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Caroline make landfall?

Caroline made landfall once: 47 mi SE of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico on August 31, 1975 at 10:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.

What category was Caroline?

At its peak on August 31, 1975, Caroline was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 961 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.

How long did Caroline last?

8.3 days, from August 24, 1975 to September 2, 1975, including 30 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,969 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Caroline?

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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