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August 26 in storm history

35 storms in the historical record were active on August 26 — 21 hurricanes, 17 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

Ida (2021) CAT 4 130 kt peak 08-26 → 09-04

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

Idalia (2023) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-26 → 09-08

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

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

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

Iselle (2020) TS 50 kt peak 08-25 → 08-31

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

Hernan (2020) TS 40 kt peak 08-25 → 08-28

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

Irwin (2023) TS 40 kt peak 08-26 → 09-03

2010s

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

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

Jimena (2015) CAT 4 135 kt peak 08-25 → 09-10

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

Madeline (2016) CAT 4 115 kt peak 08-26 → 09-03

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

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

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

Miriam (2018) CAT 2 85 kt peak 08-25 → 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

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

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

Erin (2019) TS 35 kt peak 08-26 → 08-29

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on August 26. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.