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August 24 in storm history

35 storms in the historical record were active on August 24 — 21 hurricanes, 16 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Dorian (2019), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 160 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

Laura (2020) CAT 4 130 kt peak 08-20 → 08-29

Franklin (2023) CAT 4 130 kt peak 08-19 → 09-09

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

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

Gilma (2024) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-18 → 08-29

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

Nora (2021) CAT 1 75 kt peak 08-24 → 08-30

Hone (2024) CAT 1 75 kt peak 08-22 → 09-01

Marco (2020) CAT 1 65 kt peak 08-20 → 08-25

Henri (2021) CAT 1 65 kt peak 08-15 → 08-24

Juliette (2025) TS 60 kt peak 08-24 → 08-30

Iselle (2026) TS 60 kt peak 08-23 → 08-27

Gert (2023) TS 50 kt peak 08-19 → 09-04

Hector (2024) TS 50 kt peak 08-22 → 08-29

Fernand (2025) TS 50 kt peak 08-23 → 08-28

Emily (2023) TS 45 kt peak 08-18 → 08-25

Moke (2026) TS 45 kt peak 08-20 → 08-25

Julio (2026) TS 45 kt peak 08-24 → 08-25

Marty (2021) TS 40 kt peak 08-23 → 08-27

2010s

Dorian (2019) CAT 5 160 kt peak 08-24 → 09-09

Lane (2018) CAT 5 140 kt peak 08-13 → 08-29

Ignacio (2015) CAT 4 125 kt peak 08-23 → 09-08

Lester (2016) CAT 4 125 kt peak 08-24 → 09-08

Kilo (2015) CAT 4 120 kt peak 08-20 → 09-11

Harvey (2017) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-16 → 09-02

Kenneth (2017) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-17 → 08-27

Danny (2015) CAT 3 110 kt peak 08-17 → 08-24

Gaston (2016) CAT 3 105 kt peak 08-21 → 09-03

Loke (2015) CAT 1 65 kt peak 08-19 → 08-26

Ivo (2019) TS 60 kt peak 08-21 → 08-27

Erika (2015) TS 45 kt peak 08-24 → 08-28

Fiona (2016) TS 45 kt peak 08-16 → 08-24

Kay (2016) TS 45 kt peak 08-17 → 08-26

Chantal (2019) TS 35 kt peak 08-20 → 08-26

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on August 24. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.