Storm history › Atlantic › 1950 season
Hurricane Charlie (1950)
Charlie was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1950 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 21, 1950 to September 5, 1950, about 15 days, and covered 4,389 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
- Peak wind
- 110 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 15 days
- Track length
- 4,389 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 25.0
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 347th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Tammy (2023), Hurricane Earl (2022), Hurricane Sally (2020) and 23 more.
- Lowest pressure: 433rd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Chris (2012), Hurricane Emmy (1976), Hurricane Fran (1973) and 4 more.
- Energy: 12% of the 1950 Atlantic season's ACE.