Storm history › West Pacific › 1977 season
Tropical Storm Carla (1977)
Carla was a tropical storm of the 1977 West Pacific season. It was tracked from August 30, 1977 to September 6, 1977, about 6 days, and covered 2,272 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 990 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 1 miles from Vientiane, Laos.
- Peak wind
- 40 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 990 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 2,272 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 0.6
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Vientiane, Laos | 1 mi (1 km) |
| Sanya, China | 41 mi (65 km) |
| Wanning, China | 70 mi (113 km) |
| Vinh, Vietnam | 73 mi (118 km) |
| Huế, Vietnam | 79 mi (127 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 100 mi (160 km) |
| Basuo, China | 104 mi (167 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1952nd highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Nangka (2026), Tropical Storm Bailu (2025), Tropical Storm Jongdari (2024) and 74 more.
- Lowest pressure: 1487th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Etau (2026), Tropical Depression Maliksi (2024), Tropical Storm Jangmi (2020) and 91 more.
- Energy: 0% of the 1977 West Pacific season's ACE.