Hurricane Carmen (1974)
Aug 29, 6:00 AM UTC – Sep 10, 12:00 PM UTC (12.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 155 mph (135 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 928 mb
- Landfalls
- 5
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 1, 9:00 AM UTC · 17.6°N 82.4°W · Hurricane · 120 mph · 960 mb
- Sep 2, 10:30 AM UTC · 18.5°N 87.7°W · Hurricane · 155 mph · 933 mb
- Sep 2, 1:30 PM UTC · 18.6°N 88.2°W · Hurricane · 145 mph · 956 mb
- Sep 8, 8:30 AM UTC · 29.6°N 91.8°W · Hurricane · 115 mph · 952 mb
- Sep 8, 11:00 AM UTC · 29.8°N 92.0°W · Hurricane · 120 mph · 948 mb
Every track point (56)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-08-29 06:00 | TD | 15.6°N 55.8°W | 30 | 1011 | |
| 1974-08-29 12:00 | TD | 15.8°N 58.0°W | 30 | 1011 | |
| 1974-08-29 18:00 | TD | 16.0°N 60.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1974-08-30 00:00 | TD | 16.2°N 63.1°W | 30 | — | |
| 1974-08-30 06:00 | TS | 16.4°N 65.5°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 1974-08-30 12:00 | TS | 16.5°N 67.7°W | 40 | — | |
| 1974-08-30 18:00 | TS | 16.6°N 70.0°W | 40 | 1001 | |
| 1974-08-31 00:00 | TS | 16.7°N 72.3°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1974-08-31 06:00 | TS | 16.8°N 74.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1974-08-31 12:00 | HU | 17.0°N 76.0°W | 70 | 988 | |
| 1974-08-31 18:00 | HU | 17.2°N 77.9°W | 75 | 988 | |
| 1974-09-01 00:00 | HU | 17.3°N 79.8°W | 80 | 986 | |
| 1974-09-01 06:00 | HU | 17.5°N 81.5°W | 90 | 972 | |
| 1974-09-01 09:00 | HU | 17.6°N 82.4°W | 105 | 960 | Landfall |
| 1974-09-01 12:00 | HU | 17.7°N 83.2°W | 105 | 960 | |
| 1974-09-01 18:00 | HU | 17.8°N 84.7°W | 100 | 967 | |
| 1974-09-02 00:00 | HU | 18.0°N 85.9°W | 130 | 933 | |
| 1974-09-02 06:00 | HU | 18.2°N 86.9°W | 135 | 928 | |
| 1974-09-02 10:30 | HU | 18.5°N 87.7°W | 135 | 933 | Landfall |
| 1974-09-02 12:00 | HU | 18.6°N 88.0°W | 130 | 935 | |
| 1974-09-02 13:30 | HU | 18.6°N 88.2°W | 125 | 956 | Landfall |
| 1974-09-02 18:00 | HU | 18.8°N 88.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1974-09-03 00:00 | TS | 19.1°N 89.3°W | 55 | — | |
| 1974-09-03 06:00 | TS | 19.4°N 89.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1974-09-03 12:00 | TS | 19.6°N 90.1°W | 45 | — | |
| 1974-09-03 18:00 | TS | 19.8°N 90.4°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1974-09-04 00:00 | TS | 19.9°N 90.6°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 1974-09-04 06:00 | TS | 20.0°N 90.8°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 1974-09-04 12:00 | TS | 20.2°N 91.0°W | 55 | 993 | |
| 1974-09-04 18:00 | TS | 20.5°N 91.1°W | 55 | 991 | |
| 1974-09-05 00:00 | TS | 20.7°N 91.0°W | 50 | 996 | |
| 1974-09-05 06:00 | TS | 20.9°N 90.9°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 1974-09-05 12:00 | HU | 21.2°N 90.8°W | 65 | 985 | |
| 1974-09-05 18:00 | HU | 21.5°N 90.7°W | 65 | 983 | |
| 1974-09-06 00:00 | HU | 21.9°N 90.6°W | 65 | 983 | |
| 1974-09-06 06:00 | HU | 22.3°N 90.5°W | 85 | 971 | |
| 1974-09-06 12:00 | HU | 22.9°N 90.5°W | 90 | 969 | |
| 1974-09-06 18:00 | HU | 23.7°N 90.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1974-09-07 00:00 | HU | 24.6°N 90.3°W | 90 | 967 | |
| 1974-09-07 06:00 | HU | 25.6°N 90.3°W | 95 | 958 | |
| 1974-09-07 12:00 | HU | 26.6°N 90.4°W | 105 | 950 | |
| 1974-09-07 18:00 | HU | 27.7°N 90.6°W | 110 | 943 | |
| 1974-09-07 21:00 | HU | 28.2°N 90.7°W | 115 | 937 | Peak intensity |
| 1974-09-08 00:00 | HU | 28.6°N 90.9°W | 105 | 946 | |
| 1974-09-08 06:00 | HU | 29.3°N 91.5°W | 100 | 952 | |
| 1974-09-08 08:30 | HU | 29.6°N 91.8°W | 100 | 952 | Landfall |
| 1974-09-08 11:00 | HU | 29.8°N 92.0°W | 105 | 948 | Landfall |
| 1974-09-08 12:00 | HU | 30.0°N 92.2°W | 90 | 948 | |
| 1974-09-08 18:00 | HU | 30.5°N 92.8°W | 65 | 963 | |
| 1974-09-09 00:00 | TS | 30.8°N 93.6°W | 45 | 987 | |
| 1974-09-09 06:00 | TD | 30.9°N 94.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1974-09-09 12:00 | TD | 31.0°N 95.1°W | 25 | 1004 | |
| 1974-09-09 18:00 | TD | 31.1°N 95.6°W | 25 | 1007 | |
| 1974-09-10 00:00 | TD | 31.2°N 96.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1974-09-10 06:00 | TD | 31.3°N 97.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1974-09-10 12:00 | TD | 31.8°N 98.9°W | 25 | — |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.