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September 16 in storm history

34 storms in the historical record were active on September 16 — 19 hurricanes, 11 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Maria (2017), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 150 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Lee (2023) CAT 5 145 kt peak 09-05 → 09-18

Nolo (2026) CAT 4 135 kt peak 09-13 → 10-04

Teddy (2020) CAT 4 120 kt peak 09-12 → 09-24

Fiona (2022) CAT 4 120 kt peak 09-14 → 09-27

Sally (2020) CAT 2 95 kt peak 09-11 → 09-18

Paulette (2020) CAT 2 90 kt peak 09-07 → 09-28

Nigel (2023) CAT 2 85 kt peak 09-15 → 09-26

Margot (2023) CAT 1 80 kt peak 09-07 → 09-18

Nicholas (2021) CAT 1 65 kt peak 09-12 → 09-17

Alpha (2020) TS 60 kt peak 09-14 → 09-19

Odette (2021) TS 55 kt peak 09-16 → 09-26

Madeline (2022) TS 55 kt peak 09-11 → 09-25

Mario (2025) TS 55 kt peak 09-11 → 09-18

Karina (2020) TS 50 kt peak 09-12 → 09-18

Vicky (2020) TS 45 kt peak 09-14 → 09-19

Ileana (2024) TS 45 kt peak 09-11 → 09-17

Gordon (2024) TS 40 kt peak 09-11 → 09-17

Lester (2022) TS 35 kt peak 09-15 → 09-17

2010s

Maria (2017) CAT 5 150 kt peak 09-16 → 10-02

Jose (2017) CAT 4 135 kt peak 09-04 → 09-25

Florence (2018) CAT 4 130 kt peak 08-30 → 09-18

Kiko (2019) CAT 4 115 kt peak 09-12 → 09-26

Humberto (2019) CAT 3 110 kt peak 09-12 → 09-20

Otis (2017) CAT 3 100 kt peak 09-11 → 09-21

Lee (2017) CAT 3 100 kt peak 09-14 → 09-30

Orlene (2016) CAT 2 95 kt peak 09-10 → 09-17

Helene (2018) CAT 2 95 kt peak 09-07 → 09-17

Norma (2017) CAT 1 65 kt peak 09-14 → 09-22

Karl (2016) TS 60 kt peak 09-12 → 09-26

Mario (2019) TS 60 kt peak 09-16 → 09-24

Ian (2016) TS 55 kt peak 09-12 → 09-17

Ida (2015) TS 45 kt peak 09-15 → 09-28

Julia (2016) TS 45 kt peak 09-13 → 09-21

Joyce (2018) TS 45 kt peak 09-12 → 09-21

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