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October 15 in storm history

14 storms in the historical record were active on October 15 — 7 hurricanes, 7 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Michael (2018), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 140 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Simon (2026) CAT 4 135 kt peak 10-07 → 10-16

Trudy (2026) CAT 3 105 kt peak 10-13 → 10-20

Norbert (2020) TS 50 kt peak 10-04 → 10-15

Karl (2022) TS 50 kt peak 10-11 → 10-15

Lorenzo (2025) TS 50 kt peak 10-13 → 10-15

Sean (2023) TS 40 kt peak 10-10 → 10-16

2010s

Michael (2018) CAT 5 140 kt peak 10-06 → 10-15

Joaquin (2015) CAT 4 135 kt peak 09-26 → 10-15

Olaf (2015) CAT 4 130 kt peak 10-15 → 10-28

Nicole (2016) CAT 4 120 kt peak 10-04 → 10-19

Ophelia (2017) CAT 3 100 kt peak 10-06 → 10-17

Nora (2015) TS 60 kt peak 10-09 → 10-15

Tara (2018) TS 55 kt peak 10-14 → 10-16

Ema (2019) TS 45 kt peak 10-11 → 10-16

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on October 15. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.