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August 28 in storm history

34 storms in the historical record were active on August 28 — 22 hurricanes, 18 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

Lowell (2026) CAT 5 140 kt peak 08-27 → 09-11

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

Karina (2026) CAT 4 125 kt peak 08-27 → 09-07

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 (2020) TS 50 kt peak 08-25 → 08-31

Julian (2021) TS 50 kt peak 08-28 → 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

Kate (2021) TS 40 kt peak 08-27 → 09-01

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

Dolly (2026) TS 35 kt peak 08-27 → 08-28

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

Norman (2018) CAT 4 130 kt peak 08-27 → 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

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

Miriam (2018) CAT 2 85 kt peak 08-25 → 09-03

Hermine (2016) CAT 1 70 kt peak 08-28 → 09-08

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

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 28. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.