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July 16 in storm history

17 storms in the historical record were active on July 16 — 13 hurricanes, 6 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Fernanda (2017), a Category 4 hurricane peaking at 125 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Felicia (2021) CAT 4 125 kt peak 07-14 → 07-22

Darby (2022) CAT 4 120 kt peak 07-09 → 07-17

Calvin (2023) CAT 3 110 kt peak 07-10 → 07-19

Estelle (2022) CAT 1 75 kt peak 07-15 → 07-24

Don (2023) CAT 1 65 kt peak 07-11 → 07-25

Elida (2026) TS 60 kt peak 07-15 → 07-20

2010s

Fernanda (2017) CAT 4 125 kt peak 07-11 → 07-23

Dolores (2015) CAT 4 115 kt peak 07-11 → 07-22

Darby (2016) CAT 3 105 kt peak 07-11 → 07-26

Chris (2018) CAT 2 90 kt peak 07-05 → 07-17

Halola (2015) CAT 2 85 kt peak 07-06 → 07-26

Celia (2016) CAT 2 85 kt peak 07-06 → 07-21

Beryl (2018) CAT 1 70 kt peak 07-04 → 07-17

Barry (2019) CAT 1 65 kt peak 07-10 → 07-16

Estelle (2016) TS 60 kt peak 07-15 → 07-24

Enrique (2015) TS 45 kt peak 07-12 → 07-21

Iune (2015) TS 35 kt peak 07-08 → 07-17

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on July 16. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.