Carlos is the 3rd name on the 2027 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2027. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter C. Since 1985, nine storms have been named Carlos; the strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 3 hurricane.
No. Carlos is on the 2027 list of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Carlos is next scheduled for 2027, when the 2027 list is used. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Carlos is name 3 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Carlos formed in the East Pacific in June 2021 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 5 days.
Tropical Storm Carlos (2021): track and historyCarlos formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2017 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Cyclone Carlos (2017): track and historyCarlos formed in the East Pacific in June 2015 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb. It made landfall near San Patricio, Mexico. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Carlos (2015): track and historyCarlos formed in the Southern Hemisphere in February 2011 and peaked as a Category 1 cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 974 mb. It made 4 landfalls, first near Darwin, Australia and last near Karratha, Australia. The system was tracked for 13 days.
Cyclone Carlos (2011): track and historyCarlos formed in the East Pacific in July 2009 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Carlos (2009): track and historyCarlos formed in the East Pacific in June 2003 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It made landfall near Santiago Jamiltepec, Mexico. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Carlos (2003): track and historyCarlos formed in the East Pacific in June 1997 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Carlos (1997): track and historyCarlos formed in the East Pacific in June 1991 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Carlos (1991): track and historyCarlos formed in the East Pacific in June 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 3 days.
Tropical Storm Carlos (1985): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos 2015 | San Patricio, Mexico | 2015-06-17 09:00 | 50 mph / 85 km/h |
| Carlos 2011 | Darwin, Australia | 2011-02-15 15:00 | 40 mph / 60 km/h |
| Carlos 2011 | Darwin, Australia | 2011-02-16 00:00 | 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Carlos 2011 | Broome, Australia | 2011-02-20 15:00 | 40 mph / 60 km/h |
| Carlos 2011 | Karratha, Australia | 2011-02-22 04:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
| Carlos 2011 | 22.1°S 114.1°E | 2011-02-23 00:00 | 70 mph / 110 km/h |
| Carlos 2003 | Santiago Jamiltepec, Mexico | 2003-06-27 03:00 | 65 mph / 100 km/h |
Names go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2021, 2015, 2009, 2003, 1997, 1991 and 1985, Carlos was the 3rd name used in the East Pacific season.
Storms named Carlos appear in more than one ocean in our archive:
Each ocean region keeps its own name lists, drawn up by its own WMO regional committee (Tropical cyclone naming), so the same name can be given to unrelated storms in different oceans.
The most recent was Tropical Storm Carlos in 2021, in the East Pacific. It formed on June 12, peaked at 50 mph (85 km/h) and lasted 5 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 3rd name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2017, 2015, 2011, 2009, 2003, 1997, 1991 and 1985.
Hurricane Carlos in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in June. The weakest of the nine, in 1985, peaked at 40 mph (65 km/h).