Storm history › Atlantic › 1972 season
Tropical Storm Charlie (1972)
Charlie was a tropical storm of the 1972 Atlantic season. It was tracked from September 19, 1972 to September 23, 1972, about 4 days, and covered 2,435 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 944 mb.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 944 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 2,435 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.9
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
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: 142nd lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Hurricane Gabrielle (2025), Hurricane Paloma (2008), Hurricane Bret (1999) and 3 more.
- Energy: 2% of the 1972 Atlantic season's ACE.