Storm history › Atlantic › 1965 season
Hurricane Carol (1965)
Carol was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1965 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 16, 1965 to October 3, 1965, about 17 days, and covered 5,325 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 974 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 974 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 17 days
- Track length
- 5,325 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 19.7
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 601st highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Hurricane Imelda (2025), Hurricane Margot (2023), Hurricane Lisa (2022) and 34 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: 23% of the 1965 Atlantic season's ACE.