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September 26 in storm history

40 storms in the historical record were active on September 26 — 26 hurricanes, 17 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Polo (2026), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 155 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

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2020s

Polo (2026) CAT 5 155 kt peak 09-20 → 09-30

Ian (2022) CAT 5 140 kt peak 09-22 → 10-01

Humberto (2025) CAT 5 140 kt peak 09-24 → 10-01

Sam (2021) CAT 4 135 kt peak 09-22 → 10-07

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

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

Helene (2024) CAT 4 120 kt peak 09-23 → 09-28

Gabrielle (2025) CAT 4 120 kt peak 09-17 → 09-28

Odalys (2026) CAT 4 115 kt peak 09-20 → 09-27

John (2024) CAT 3 105 kt peak 09-22 → 09-27

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

Isaac (2024) CAT 2 90 kt peak 09-24 → 10-03

Narda (2025) CAT 2 90 kt peak 09-21 → 10-01

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

Imelda (2025) CAT 1 80 kt peak 09-26 → 10-06

Fay (2026) TS 60 kt peak 09-19 → 09-29

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

Gaston (2022) TS 55 kt peak 09-19 → 09-27

Newton (2022) TS 55 kt peak 09-21 → 09-29

Philippe (2023) TS 50 kt peak 09-23 → 10-06

Lowell (2020) TS 45 kt peak 09-20 → 09-27

Gonzalo (2026) TS 45 kt peak 09-25 → 09-26

2010s

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

Walaka (2018) CAT 5 140 kt peak 09-26 → 10-07

Lorenzo (2019) CAT 5 140 kt peak 09-22 → 10-04

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

Rosa (2018) CAT 4 130 kt peak 09-25 → 10-02

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

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

Jerry (2019) CAT 2 90 kt peak 09-17 → 09-28

Leslie (2018) CAT 1 80 kt peak 09-22 → 10-14

Marty (2015) CAT 1 70 kt peak 09-26 → 09-30

Ulika (2016) CAT 1 65 kt peak 09-25 → 10-03

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

Niala (2015) TS 55 kt peak 09-23 → 09-30

Kirk (2018) TS 55 kt peak 09-22 → 09-28

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

Lisa (2016) TS 45 kt peak 09-19 → 09-26

Roslyn (2016) TS 45 kt peak 09-25 → 09-30

Karen (2019) TS 40 kt peak 09-22 → 09-27

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on September 26. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.