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August 12 in storm history

23 storms in the historical record were active on August 12 — 14 hurricanes, 7 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Erin (2025), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 140 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Erin (2025) CAT 5 140 kt peak 08-11 → 08-27

Dora (2023) CAT 4 130 kt peak 07-31 → 08-17

Linda (2021) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-09 → 08-24

Fernanda (2023) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-12 → 08-24

Lala (2026) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-12 → 08-28

Elida (2020) CAT 2 90 kt peak 08-08 → 08-14

Ernesto (2024) CAT 2 85 kt peak 08-11 → 08-20

Howard (2022) CAT 1 75 kt peak 08-06 → 08-13

Henriette (2025) CAT 1 75 kt peak 08-04 → 08-14

Dexter (2025) CAT 1 70 kt peak 08-02 → 08-13

Kevin (2021) TS 55 kt peak 08-06 → 08-15

Fred (2021) TS 55 kt peak 08-09 → 08-20

Ivo (2025) TS 55 kt peak 08-06 → 08-12

Josephine (2020) TS 40 kt peak 08-10 → 08-16

Cristobal (2026) TS 40 kt peak 08-12 → 08-13

Ivette (2022) TS 35 kt peak 08-12 → 08-22

2010s

Hector (2018) CAT 4 135 kt peak 07-31 → 08-16

Hilda (2015) CAT 4 125 kt peak 08-06 → 08-14

Gert (2017) CAT 2 95 kt peak 08-12 → 08-18

John (2018) CAT 2 95 kt peak 08-05 → 08-13

Kristy (2018) TS 60 kt peak 08-06 → 08-13

Henriette (2019) TS 40 kt peak 08-11 → 08-15

Jova (2017) TS 35 kt peak 08-11 → 08-17

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on August 12. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.