Storm history › Atlantic › 1980 season
Hurricane Charley (1980)
Charley was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1980 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 20, 1980 to August 25, 1980, about 5 days, and covered 2,281 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 989 mb.
- Peak wind
- 80 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 989 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 hurricane
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 2,281 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 5.1
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How it compares
- Peak winds: 767th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Dexter (2025), Hurricane Debby (2024), Hurricane Pablo (2019) and 40 more.
- Lowest pressure: 668th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Odette (2021), Tropical Storm Arthur (2020), Hurricane Shary (2010) and 10 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1980 Atlantic season's ACE.