Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1976 season
Tropical Storm Carol (1976)
Carol was a tropical storm of the 1976 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from May 3, 1976 to May 9, 1976, about 6 days, and covered 989 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 991 mb.
- Peak wind
- 50 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 991 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 989 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.0
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 615th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Iggy (2026), Tropical Storm Faida (2025), Tropical Storm Dianne (2025) and 61 more.
- Lowest pressure: 761st lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Dianne (2025), Tropical Storm Lincoln (2024), Tropical Storm Esami (2020) and 26 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1976 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.