Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 19–23, 1972
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 (1972) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1972 Atlantic season. It formed on September 19, 1972, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mb on September 21, 1972, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on September 21, 1972). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 2,435 miles (3,918 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 37.0°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 38.0°N 59.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 39.0°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 40.0°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 40.7°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 41.7°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 43.5°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 46.0°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 49.5°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | 944 mb | 52.0°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 92 mph | — | 54.0°N 35.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | — | 55.8°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | — | 57.0°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 58.0°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | — | 59.0°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | — | 60.0°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | — | 62.0°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Charlie.
At its peak on September 21, 1972, Charlie was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 944 mb.
4.0 days, from September 19, 1972 to September 23, 1972. It travelled about 2,435 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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