Carlotta is the 3rd name on the 2030 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2030. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter C. Since 1988, seven storms have been named Carlotta; the strongest, in 2000, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Carlotta is on the 2030 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).
Carlotta is next scheduled for 2030, when the 2030 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. Carlotta is name 3 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Carlotta formed in the East Pacific in July 2024 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Carlotta (2024): track and historyCarlotta formed in the East Pacific in June 2018 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Carlotta (2018): track and historyCarlotta formed in the East Pacific in June 2012 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 973 mb. It made landfall near Brisas de Zicatela, Mexico. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Hurricane Carlotta (2012): track and historyCarlotta formed in the East Pacific in July 2006 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Carlotta (2006): track and historyCarlotta formed in the East Pacific in June 2000 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Carlotta (2000): track and historyCarlotta formed in the East Pacific in June 1994 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 967 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Carlotta (1994): track and historyCarlotta formed in the East Pacific in July 1988 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Carlotta (1988): track and history| Storm | Landfall near | Date (UTC) | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlotta 2012 | Brisas de Zicatela, Mexico | 2012-06-16 01:00 | 105 mph / 165 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 2024, 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1988, Carlotta was the 3rd name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Hurricane Carlotta in 2024, in the East Pacific. It formed on July 31, peaked at 90 mph (150 km/h) and lasted 8 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 3rd name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2018, 2012, 2006, 2000, 1994 and 1988.
Hurricane Carlotta in 2000 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 932 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in June. The weakest of the seven, in 2018, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).