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| 2 | List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes - 1976–2000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Name | Season | Month | Max. sustained winds | Max. sustained winds | Max. sustained winds | Minimum pressure |
| 4 | Name | Season | Month | (Knots) | (km/h) | (mph) | (mbar) |
| 5 | Hurricane Ella | 1978 | August, September | 120 | 220 | 140 | 956 |
| 6 | Hurricane Greta | 1978 | September | 115 | 215 | 130 | 947 |
| 7 | Hurricane Frederic | 1979 | August, September | 115 | 215 | 130 | 943 |
| 8 | Hurricane Harvey | 1981 | September | 115 | 215 | 130 | 946 |
| 9 | Hurricane Debby | 1982 | September | 115 | 215 | 130 | 950 |
| 10 | Hurricane Diana | 1984 | September | 115 | 215 | 130 | 949 |
| 11 | Hurricane Gloria | 1985 | September, October | 125 | 230 | 145 | 919 |
| 12 | Hurricane Helene | 1988 | September | 125 | 230 | 145 | 938 |
| 13 | Hurricane Joan | 1988 | October, November | 125 | 230 | 145 | 932 |
| 14 | Hurricane Gabrielle | 1989 | August, September | 125 | 230 | 145 | 935 |
| 15 | Hurricane Claudette | 1991 | September | 115 | 215 | 130 | 943 |
| 16 | Hurricane Felix | 1995 | August | 120 | 220 | 140 | 929 |
| 17 | Hurricane Luis | 1995 | August, September | 120 | 220 | 140 | 935 |
| 18 | Hurricane Opal | 1995 | September, October | 130 | 240 | 150 | 916 |
| 19 | Hurricane Edouard | 1996 | August, September | 125 | 230 | 145 | 933 |
| 20 | Hurricane Hortense | 1996 | September | 120 | 220 | 140 | 935 |
| 21 | Hurricane Georges | 1998 | September, October | 135 | 250 | 155 | 937 |
| 22 | Hurricane Bret | 1999 | August | 125 | 230 | 145 | 944 |
| 23 | Hurricane Cindy | 1999 | August | 120 | 220 | 140 | 942 |
| 24 | Hurricane Floyd | 1999 | September | 135 | 250 | 155 | 921 |
| 25 | Hurricane Gert | 1999 | September | 130 | 240 | 150 | 930 |
| 26 | Hurricane Lenny | 1999 | November | 135 | 250 | 155 | 933 |
| 27 | Hurricane Isaac | 2000 | September, October | 120 | 220 | 140 | 943 |
| 28 | Hurricane Keith | 2000 | September, October | 120 | 220 | 140 | 939 |
| 29 | Sources: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2012 | Sources: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2012 | Sources: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2012 | Sources: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2012 | Sources: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2012 | Sources: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2012 | Sources: Atlantic Hurricane Best Track File 1851–2012 |

Question: What season was the worst for Category 4 hurricanes and how many were there?
Answer: The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season had five Category 4 hurricanes – the highest number recorded in a single season in the Atlantic basin.