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July 4 in storm history

15 storms in the historical record were active on July 4 — 10 hurricanes, 6 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Beryl (2024), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 145 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Beryl (2024) CAT 5 145 kt peak 06-28 → 07-11

Flossie (2025) CAT 3 105 kt peak 06-29 → 07-05

Bonnie (2022) CAT 3 100 kt peak 06-27 → 07-11

Adrian (2023) CAT 2 90 kt peak 06-27 → 07-04

Elsa (2021) CAT 1 75 kt peak 06-30 → 07-10

Chantal (2025) TS 50 kt peak 07-04 → 07-07

Edouard (2020) TS 40 kt peak 07-04 → 07-09

Aletta (2024) TS 35 kt peak 07-03 → 07-06

2010s

Barbara (2019) CAT 4 135 kt peak 06-30 → 07-08

Blas (2016) CAT 4 120 kt peak 07-02 → 07-11

Fabio (2018) CAT 2 95 kt peak 06-30 → 07-09

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

Emilia (2018) TS 50 kt peak 06-27 → 07-04

Agatha (2016) TS 45 kt peak 07-01 → 07-08

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