Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 24 – October 1, 1952
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 Charlie (1952) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1952 Atlantic season. It formed on September 24, 1952, 60 mi NE of Nagua, Dominican Republic, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb on September 26, 1952, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on September 25, 1952). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 2,678 miles (4,309 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.0°N 69.2°W | 56 mi N of Samaná, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.8°N 70.0°W | 83 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.7°N 70.8°W | 93 mi E of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 22.7°N 71.7°W | 73 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 23.5°N 72.8°W | 124 mi NNW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 24.5°N 73.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 25.5°N 74.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 993 mb | 26.5°N 74.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 989 mb | 27.2°N 74.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 27.9°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 29.0°N 74.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 30.3°N 73.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 31.5°N 71.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 32.5°N 70.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 33.8°N 68.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 35.1°N 65.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 36.7°N 63.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 104 mph | — | 38.4°N 60.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 39.5°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | Cat 2 extratropical | 98 mph | — | 39.9°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 40.3°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 40.6°N 54.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 40.6°N 52.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 40.4°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | — | 39.9°N 50.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 39.7°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | — | 39.5°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | — | 39.5°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | — | 40.0°N 44.7°W | open ocean |
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Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Charlie.
At its peak on September 26, 1952, Charlie was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 958 mb.
7.0 days, from September 24, 1952 to October 1, 1952, including 60 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,678 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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