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October 23 in storm history

15 storms in the historical record were active on October 23 — 14 hurricanes, 10 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Patricia (2015), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 185 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Melissa (2025) CAT 5 165 kt peak 10-21 → 11-01

Otis (2023) CAT 5 145 kt peak 10-21 → 10-25

Kristy (2024) CAT 5 140 kt peak 10-21 → 10-29

Roslyn (2022) CAT 4 115 kt peak 10-20 → 10-24

Norma (2023) CAT 4 115 kt peak 10-17 → 10-23

Epsilon (2020) CAT 3 100 kt peak 10-16 → 10-26

Tammy (2023) CAT 2 95 kt peak 10-18 → 10-31

Vance (2026) CAT 2 95 kt peak 10-21 → 10-30

Rick (2021) CAT 2 90 kt peak 10-22 → 10-25

2010s

Patricia (2015) CAT 5 185 kt peak 10-20 → 10-24

Willa (2018) CAT 5 140 kt peak 10-19 → 10-24

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

Seymour (2016) CAT 4 130 kt peak 10-22 → 10-30

Pablo (2019) CAT 1 70 kt peak 10-23 → 10-29

Vicente (2018) TS 45 kt peak 10-19 → 10-23

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on October 23. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.