List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes - wikipedia List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes Igor near peak intensity as a strong Category 4 hurricane on September 13, 2010 Category 4 hurricanes are tropical cyclones that reach Category 4 intensity on the Saffir -- Simpson Hurricane Scale. Category 4 hurricanes that later attained Category 5 strength are not included in this list. The Atlantic basin includes the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Category 4 is the second - highest hurricane classification category on the Saffir -- Simpson Hurricane Scale, and storms that are of this intensity maintain maximum sustained winds of 113 -- 136 knots ( 130 -- 156 mph, 209 -- 251 km / h ). Based on the Atlantic hurricane database, 94 hurricanes have attained Category 4 hurricane status since 1851, the start of modern meteorological record keeping. Category 4 storms are considered extreme hurricanes. Hurricane Ike, which was a Category 4 storm, brought on a 24 ft storm surge, the third greatest storm surge ever recorded ( after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Camille, respectively ). Contents 1 Statistics 2 Meteorological measurements 3 Climatology 4 List of Category 4 hurricanes 4.1 Listed in chronological order 4.1. 1 1851 -- 1900 4.1. 2 1901 -- 1950 4.1. 3 1951 -- 1975 4.1. 4 1976 -- 2000 4.1. 5 2001 -- present 5 Listed by month 6 Landfalls 7 See also 8 References Statistics Category 4 hurricanes have maximum sustained winds of 113 -- 136 knots ( 130 -- 156 mph, 209 -- 251 km / h ). `` Sustained winds '' refers to the average wind speed observed over one minute at a height of 10 meters ( 33 ft ) above ground. Gust can be 30 % higher than the sustained winds. Mobile homes and other buildings without fixed structures can be completely destroyed, and the lower floors of sturdier structures usually sustain major damage. In addition to the winds, the cyclones generally produce a storm surge of 13 -- 18 feet ( 4 -- 5.5 m ) above normal, potentially causing major beach erosion. Heavy, irreparable damage and / or near complete destruction of gas station canopies and other wide span overhang type structures are also very common, and mobile and manufactured homes are often completely destroyed. Low - level terrain may be flooded well inland, as well. In addition, Category 4 hurricanes are very often Cape Verde type hurricanes. Cape Verde hurricanes are usually the strongest, and their track sometimes points them towards the United States, or other land. Studies have shown that the number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes nearly doubled in occurrence in from 1970 to 2004. Also, due to growing population in major coastal cities, many areas have become more vulnerable to strong hurricanes, especially categories 4 and 5. Meteorological measurements All of the storms listed in this analysis are listed in chronological order, but they also list the minimum central pressure and maximum sustained winds. Each of these meteorological readings are taken using a specific meteorological instrument. For modern storms, the minimum pressure measurements are taken by Reconnaissance Aircraft using dropsondes, or by determining it from satellite imagery using the Dvorak technique. For older storms, pressures are often incomplete, typically being provided by ship - reports or land - observations. None of these methods can provide constant pressure measurements ; thus it is possible the only measurement occurred when the cyclone was at a lesser strength. Sustained winds are taken using an Anemometer at 10 meters ( 33 ft ) above the ground. Climatology A total of 95 hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean Basin, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, have reached Category 4 status as their peak intensity. ( Note that Category 4 storms that intensified later to Category 5 status are not included in this analysis. ) Most Category 4 hurricanes occur during September, with 51 storms occurring in that month. This coincides with the average peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, which occurs on September 10. Most Category 4 hurricanes develop in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Several Category 4 hurricanes are Cape Verde - type hurricanes. There have been no Category 4 hurricanes to form in either May or December, or in any other month outside the traditional bounds of the Atlantic hurricane season. List of Category 4 hurricanes Listed in chronological order All data listed is provided by the NHC best track, unless otherwise noted. Also, some pressure readings for the older storms may have been taken at a time other than the storm 's peak intensity. Thus, some pressure readings might not be the minimum pressure. Some pressure readings are unavailable due to scarce information. Hurricane frequency Period Number Number per year 1851 -- 1900 13 0.26 1901 -- 1950 29 0.58 1951 -- 1975 22 0.88 1976 -- 2000 24 0.96 2001 -- present 24 1.4 1851 -- 1900 See also : Atlantic hurricane reanalysis Homes in Galveston were reduced to timbers by the hurricane winds and floods caused by the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. In the years between 1851 and 1900, thirteen Category 4 storms are known to have occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. These numbers are limited by the observation techniques used prior to the use of satellite imagery in the 1960s. Name Season Month Max. sustained winds Minimum pressure ( Knots ) ( km / h ) ( mph ) ( mbar ) Hurricane # 3 1853 August, September 130 240 150 924 `` 1856 Last Island Hurricane '' 1856 August 130 240 150 934 Hurricane # 6 1866 September, October 120 220 140 938 Hurricane # 7 1878 September, October 120 220 140 938 Hurricane # 2 1880 August 130 240 150 931 Hurricane # 8 1880 September, October 120 220 140 928 Hurricane # 6 1882 October 120 220 140 975 Indianola Hurricane of 1886 1886 August 135 250 155 925 Hurricane # 10 1893 September, October 115 215 130 948 Hurricane # 6 1894 October 115 215 130 931 Hurricane # 7 1898 September, October 115 215 130 930 Hurricane # 3 1899 August, September 130 240 150 930 Galveston Hurricane of 1900 1900 August, September 125 230 145 936 Sources : Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851 -- 2012. 1901 -- 1950 Destruction after the 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane Between 1901 and 1950, 29 Category 4 hurricanes formed in the Atlantic Basin. Name Season Months Max. sustained winds Minimum pressure ( Knots ) ( km / h ) ( mph ) ( mbar ) Hurricane # 4 1906 August, September 115 215 130 950 1910 Cuba hurricane 1910 October 130 240 150 924 1915 Galveston hurricane 1915 August 125 230 145 940 1915 New Orleans hurricane 1915 September, October 125 230 145 931 1916 Texas hurricane 1916 August 115 215 130 932 1917 Nueva Gerona hurricane 1917 September 130 240 150 928 1919 Florida Keys hurricane 1919 September 130 240 150 927 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane 1921 October 120 220 140 941 1926 Nassau hurricane 1926 July, August 120 220 140 ≤ 967 Hurricane # 4 1926 September 120 220 140 ≤ 957 1926 Miami hurricane 1926 September 130 240 150 930 1926 Havana -- Bermuda hurricane 1926 October 130 240 150 934 1929 Bahamas hurricane 1929 September, October 135 250 155 924 1930 Dominican Republic hurricane 1930 August, September 135 250 155 933 1931 Belize hurricane 1931 September 115 215 130 ≤ 952 1932 Freeport hurricane 1932 August 130 240 150 935 1932 San Ciprian hurricane 1932 September 125 230 145 943 1933 Chesapeake -- Potomac hurricane 1933 August 120 220 140 ≤ 940 1933 Treasure Coast hurricane 1933 August, September 120 220 140 945 1933 Outer Banks hurricane 1933 September 120 220 140 ≤ 947 Hurricane # 2 1935 August 115 215 130 ≤ 955 1935 Cuba hurricane 1935 September, October 120 220 140 ≤ 945 Hurricane # 5 1939 October 120 220 140 ≤ 941 Hurricane # 4 1941 September 115 215 130 ≤ 957 Hurricane # 3 1943 August 120 220 140 -- 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane 1944 September 125 230 145 ≤ 933 1944 Cuba -- Florida hurricane 1944 October 125 230 145 937 1945 Homestead hurricane 1945 September 115 215 130 949 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane 1947 September 125 230 145 938 1948 Bermuda -- Newfoundland hurricane 1948 September 115 215 130 940 September 1948 Florida hurricane 1948 September 115 215 130 940 1949 Florida hurricane 1949 August 130 240 150 954 Hurricane Dog 1950 September 125 230 145 943 Hurricane Fox 1950 September 120 220 140 946 Hurricane King 1950 October 115 215 130 955 Sources : Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851 -- 2012 1951 -- 1975 Flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans after Betsy. In the years between 1951 and 1975, there were 23 Category 4 hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. Name Season Month Max. sustained winds Minimum pressure ( Knots ) ( km / h ) ( mph ) ( mbar ) Hurricane Charlie 1951 August 115 215 130 958 Hurricane Easy 1951 September 130 240 150 937 Hurricane Fox 1952 October 125 230 145 934 Hurricane Hazel 1954 October 115 215 130 937 Hurricane Connie 1955 August 120 220 140 944 Hurricane Ione 1955 September 120 220 140 938 Hurricane Carrie 1957 September 135 250 155 945 Hurricane Cleo 1958 August 120 220 140 947 Hurricane Daisy 1958 August 115 215 130 948 Hurricane Helene 1958 September 115 215 130 934 Hurricane Gracie 1959 September 120 220 140 950 Hurricane Donna 1960 September 125 230 145 930 Hurricane Betsy 1961 September 120 220 140 945 Hurricane Esther 1961 September 125 230 145 927 Hurricane Flora 1963 September, October 126 230 145 940 Hurricane Cleo 1964 August, September 135 250 155 950 Hurricane Dora 1964 August, September 115 215 130 942 Hurricane Gladys 1964 September 126 230 145 945 Hurricane Hilda 1964 September, October 130 240 150 941 Hurricane Betsy 1965 August, September 135 250 155 941 Hurricane Inez 1966 September, October 130 240 150 929 Hurricane Carmen August, September 130 240 150 928 Hurricane Gladys September, October 120 220 140 939 Sources : Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851 -- 2012 1976 -- 2000 Damage after Hurricane Frederic in Gulf Shores, Alabama. In the years between 1976 and 2000, 24 Category 4 hurricanes formed in the basin : Name Season Month Max. sustained winds Minimum pressure ( Knots ) ( km / h ) ( mph ) ( mbar ) Hurricane Ella 1978 August, September 120 220 140 956 Hurricane Greta 1978 September 115 215 130 947 Hurricane Frederic 1979 August, September 115 215 130 943 Hurricane Harvey 1981 September 115 215 130 946 Hurricane Debby 1982 September 115 215 130 950 Hurricane Diana 1984 September 115 215 130 949 Hurricane Gloria 1985 September, October 125 230 145 919 Hurricane Helene 1988 September 125 230 145 938 Hurricane Joan 1988 October, November 125 230 145 932 Hurricane Gabrielle August, September 125 230 145 935 Hurricane Claudette 1991 September 115 215 130 943 Hurricane Felix 1995 August 120 220 140 929 Hurricane Luis 1995 August, September 120 220 140 935 Hurricane Opal 1995 September, October 130 240 150 916 Hurricane Edouard August, September 125 230 145 933 Hurricane Hortense September 120 220 140 935 Hurricane Georges 1998 September, October 135 250 155 937 Hurricane Bret 1999 August 125 230 145 944 Hurricane Cindy 1999 August 120 220 140 942 Hurricane Floyd 1999 September 135 250 155 921 Hurricane Gert 1999 September 130 240 150 930 Hurricane Lenny 1999 November 135 250 155 933 Hurricane Isaac 2000 September, October 120 220 140 943 Hurricane Keith 2000 September, October 120 220 140 939 Sources : Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851 -- 2012 2001 -- present A beachfront home in Navarre Beach, Florida largely destroyed by Hurricane Dennis in 2005. In the years between 2001 and the present time, 24 Category 4 hurricanes formed within the confines of the Atlantic Ocean. A dagger ( ) denotes that the storm temporarily weakened below Category 4 intensity during the specified period of time. List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes from 2001 -- present Storm name Track Season Dates as a Category 4 Maximum sustained winds Minimum pressure Notes Hurricane Iris 2001 1008 ! October 8 -- 9 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 948 ! 948 mbar ( hPa ; 27.99 inHg ) Hurricane Michelle 2001 1103 ! November 3 -- 4 120 ! 140 mph ( 220 km / h ) 933 ! 933 mbar ( hPa ; 27.55 inHg ) Hurricane Lili 2002 1002 ! October 2 -- 3 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 938 ! 938 mbar ( hPa ; 27.70 inHg ) Hurricane Fabian 2003 0831 ! August 31 -- September 5 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 939 ! 939 mbar ( hPa ; 27.73 inHg ) Hurricane Charley 0813 ! August 13 130 ! 150 mph ( 240 km / h ) 941 ! 941 mbar ( hPa ; 27.79 inHg ) Hurricane Frances 0828 ! August 28 -- September 2 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 935 ! 935 mbar ( hPa ; 27.61 inHg ) Hurricane Karl 0920 ! September 20 -- 21 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 938 ! 938 mbar ( hPa ; 27.70 inHg ) Hurricane Dennis 2005 0708 ! July 8 -- 10 130 ! 150 mph ( 240 km / h ) 930 ! 930 mbar ( hPa ; 27.46 inHg ) Hurricane Gustav 2008 0831 ! August 30 -- 31 135 ! 155 mph ( 250 km / h ) 941 ! 941 mbar ( hPa ; 27.79 inHg ) Hurricane Ike 2008 0904 ! September 4 -- 8 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 935 ! 935 mbar ( hPa ; 27.61 inHg ) Hurricane Omar 2008 1016 ! October 16 115 ! 130 mph ( 215 km / h ) 958 ! 958 mbar ( hPa ; 28.29 inHg ) Hurricane Paloma 2008 1108 ! November 8 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 944 ! 944 mbar ( hPa ; 27.88 inHg ) Hurricane Bill 2009 0819 ! August 19 -- 20 115 ! 130 mph ( 215 km / h ) 943 ! 943 mbar ( hPa ; 27.85 inHg ) Hurricane Danielle 0827 ! August 27 115 ! 130 mph ( 215 km / h ) 942 ! 942 mbar ( hPa ; 27.82 inHg ) Hurricane Earl 0830 ! August 30 -- September 2 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 927 ! 927 mbar ( hPa ; 27.37 inHg ) Hurricane Igor 0912 ! September 12 -- 17 135 ! 155 mph ( 250 km / h ) 924 ! 924 mbar ( hPa ; 27.29 inHg ) Hurricane Julia 0915 ! September 15 120 ! 140 mph ( 220 km / h ) 948 ! 948 mbar ( hPa ; 27.99 inHg ) Hurricane Katia 2011 0906 ! September 6 120 ! 140 mph ( 220 km / h ) 942 ! 942 mbar ( hPa ; 27.82 inHg ) Hurricane Ophelia 2011 1002 ! October 2 120 ! 140 mph ( 220 km / h ) 940 ! 940 mbar ( hPa ; 27.76 inHg ) Hurricane Gonzalo 2014 1015 ! October 15 -- 17 125 ! 145 mph ( 230 km / h ) 940 ! 940 mbar ( hPa ; 27.76 inHg ) Hurricane Joaquin 2015 1015 ! October 1 -- 3 135 ! 155 mph ( 250 km / h ) 931 ! 931 mbar ( hPa ; 27.64 inHg ) Hurricane Nicole 2016 1012 ! October 12 -- 13 120 ! 140 mph ( 220 km / h ) 950 ! 950 mbar ( hPa ; 28.05 inHg ) Hurricane Harvey 2017 0817 ! August 25 -- 26 115 ! 130 mph ( 215 km / h ) 938 ! 938 mbar ( hPa ; 27.70 inHg ) Hurricane Jose 2017 0917 ! September 8 -- 10 130 ! 155 mph ( 250 km / h ) 942 ! 938 mbar ( hPa ; 27.70 inHg ) Sources : Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851 -- 2012 Listed by month Month Number of recorded storms reaching Category 4 strength July August 37 September 52 October 48 November 5 Landfalls The following hurricanes made landfall at some location at any strength. Due to inaccuracies in data, tropical depression landfalls are not included. Several of these storms weakened slightly after attaining Category 4 status as they approached land ; this is usually a result of dry air, shallower water due to shelving, cooler waters, or interaction with land. Name Year Category 4 Category 3 Category 2 Category 1 Tropical storm `` Last Island '' 1856 Louisiana `` Unnamed '' 1866 Bahamas `` Unnamed '' 1878 Haiti & Turks and Caicos Islands `` Unnamed '' 1880 Texas Quintana Roo Guadeloupe `` Unnamed '' 1882 Cuba Florida Indianola 1886 Texas Dominican Republic & Cuba Cheniere Caminada 1893 Louisiana Quintana Roo & Mississippi Unnamed 1894 Saint Lucia Unnamed 1898 Georgia San Ciriaco 1899 Guadeloupe & Puerto Rico Bahamas & North Carolina Galveston ( 1900 ) 1900 Texas Antigua, Nevis, Dominican Republic & Cuba Unnamed 1910 Cuba Florida Galveston ( 1915 ) 1915 Texas Jamaica Guadeloupe New Orleans 1915 Louisiana Florida Keys 1919 Bahamas & Texas Puerto Rico Tampa Bay 1921 Florida Nassau 1926 Bahamas Florida Miami 1926 Bahamas & Florida Alabama Unnamed 1926 Cuba Bermuda Unnamed 1929 Bahamas Florida Florida San Zenón 1930 Dominican Republic Guadeloupe Cuba & Florida Unnamed 1932 Texas San Ciprian 1932 Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Belize Chesapeake -- Potomac 1933 North Carolina Treasure Coast 1933 Bahamas Florida Outer Banks 1933 North Carolina Nova Scotia Great Atlantic Hurricane 1944 New York & Rhode Island Unnamed 1945 Florida Bahamas South Carolina Unnamed 1948 Florida Cuba Unnamed 1949 Florida Bahamas Charlie 1951 Quintana Roo Tamaulipas Jamaica Dominica Fox 1952 Cuba Bahamas Bahamas Hazel 1954 North Carolina Haiti & Turks and Caicos Islands Connie 1955 North Carolina Carrie 1957 Azores Helene 1958 North Carolina Newfoundland Gracie 1959 South Carolina Donna 1960 Florida Barbuda, Anguilla, & Bahamas North Carolina, New York & Connecticut Esther 1961 Massachusetts & Maine Flora 1963 Haiti Tobago & Cuba Cuba Cleo 1964 Guadeloupe & Haiti Florida Cuba Georgia Dora 1964 Florida Hilda 1964 Louisiana Betsy 1965 Louisiana Bahamas & Florida Inez 1966 Dominican Republic Guadeloupe, Cuba & Tamaulipas Cuba Carmen Quintana Roo Louisiana Greta 1978 Honduras Belize Frederic 1979 Alabama Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic & Cuba Diana 1984 North Carolina Gloria 1985 North Carolina New York & Connecticut Joan 1988 Nicaragua Grenada, Colombia & Venezuela Luis 1995 Barbuda Newfoundland Opal 1995 Florida Yucatán Peninsula Hortense Puerto Rico & Nova Scotia Guadeloupe Georges 1998 Antigua, Saint Kitts, Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic Florida & Mississippi Cuba Bret 1999 Texas Floyd 1999 Bahamas Bahamas North Carolina Maryland, New Jersey, New York & Connecticut Lenny 1999 Saint Martin Anguilla Saint Barthélemy Antigua Keith 2000 Belize & Tamaulipas Iris 2001 Belize Michelle 2001 Cuba Bahamas Lili 2002 Cuba Cayman Islands & Louisiana Charley Florida Cuba South Carolina Frances Bahamas Bahamas & Florida Florida Dennis 2005 Cuba Florida Gustav 2008 Cuba ( 2x ) Louisiana Haiti Jamaica Ike 2008 Cuba Bahamas Texas Cuba Paloma 2008 Cuba Bill 2009 Newfoundland Earl Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Igor Newfoundland Gonzalo 2014 Bermuda Antigua, Saint Martin & Anguilla Joaquin 2015 Bahamas Bahamas ( 2x ) Harvey 2017 Texas Barbados & Louisiana See also Tropical cyclones portal Weather portal List of Atlantic hurricanes List of Atlantic hurricane seasons List of Category 4 Pacific hurricanes List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes References Jump up ^ National Hurricane Center ( 2007 ). `` Saffir - Simpson Scale ''. 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Question: last cat 4 hurricane to hit puerto rico
Answer: 1932