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August 4 in storm history

25 storms in the historical record were active on August 4 — 14 hurricanes, 3 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Hector (2018), a Category 4 hurricane peaking at 135 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

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

Isaias (2020) CAT 1 80 kt peak 07-28 → 08-05

Frank (2022) CAT 1 80 kt peak 07-25 → 08-04

Carlotta (2024) CAT 1 80 kt peak 07-31 → 08-08

Hilda (2021) CAT 1 75 kt peak 07-30 → 08-07

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

Debby (2024) CAT 1 70 kt peak 08-02 → 08-10

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

Gil (2025) CAT 1 65 kt peak 07-31 → 08-05

Eugene (2023) TS 60 kt peak 08-04 → 08-10

Emilia (2024) TS 60 kt peak 08-04 → 08-10

Georgette (2022) TS 50 kt peak 07-27 → 08-05

Jimena (2021) TS 35 kt peak 07-26 → 08-07

Ignacio (2021) TS 35 kt peak 07-31 → 08-04

Daniel (2024) TS 35 kt peak 08-03 → 08-05

2010s

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

Erick (2019) CAT 4 115 kt peak 07-27 → 08-08

Guillermo (2015) CAT 2 95 kt peak 07-27 → 08-08

Earl (2016) CAT 1 75 kt peak 08-02 → 08-06

Flossie (2019) CAT 1 70 kt peak 07-28 → 08-07

Ileana (2018) TS 55 kt peak 08-04 → 08-07

Howard (2016) TS 50 kt peak 07-31 → 08-07

Ivette (2016) TS 50 kt peak 08-03 → 08-11

Debby (2018) TS 45 kt peak 08-02 → 08-10

Gil (2019) TS 35 kt peak 08-02 → 08-06

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on August 4. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.