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Charley — 2004

Peak intensity: Cat 4 (150 mph). Active August 09–August 15, 2004 (7 days). Made 5 landfalls.

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  1. By the numbers
  2. Storm summary
  3. Track and observations
  4. Location-specific summary

By the numbers

Peak winds
150 mph
Cat 4
Min pressure
941 mb
at peak intensity
Observations
30
6-hourly fixes
ACE
10.6
accumulated cyclone energy

Storm summary

A plain-language narrative summary for this storm is on the way. In the meantime, the key statistics above and the full observation log below come directly from HURDAT2, NOAA's official Atlantic hurricane database. Where the National Hurricane Center has published a Tropical Cyclone Report, a link to the official PDF will appear here.

Track and observations

The complete observation log below lists all 30 fixes from HURDAT2 — position, status, wind, and pressure at each interval over the storm's lifetime.

Show first 12 observations
Time Status Lat / Lon Winds Pressure
2004-08-09 12:00Z TD 11.4, -59.2 34 mph 1010 mb
2004-08-09 18:00Z TD 11.7, -61.1 34 mph 1009 mb
2004-08-10 00:00Z TD 12.2, -63.2 34 mph 1009 mb
2004-08-10 06:00Z TS 12.9, -65.3 40 mph 1007 mb
2004-08-10 12:00Z TS 13.8, -67.6 46 mph 1004 mb
2004-08-10 18:00Z TS 14.9, -69.8 52 mph 1000 mb
2004-08-11 00:00Z TS 15.6, -71.8 63 mph 999 mb
2004-08-11 06:00Z TS 16.0, -73.7 63 mph 999 mb
2004-08-11 12:00Z TS 16.3, -75.4 69 mph 995 mb
2004-08-11 18:00Z HU 16.7, -76.8 75 mph 993 mb
2004-08-12 00:00Z HU 17.4, -78.1 75 mph 992 mb
2004-08-12 06:00Z HU 18.2, -79.3 86 mph 988 mb
Source: HURDAT2 — NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Database, public domain. Storm ID: AL032004