2015 - Typhoon Soudelor(pictured) reaches peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph) and a pressure of 900 hPa. Soudelor impacted
China and caused $3.72 billion in damages and killed 40 people.
August 5,
1982 - Hurricane John(pictured) reaches Category 3 major hurricane intensity with winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) while entering the Central Pacific basin.
1990 - Hurricane Diana made its first landfall on the east coast of the
Yucatán Peninsula as a tropical storm. Diana killed 139 people and caused about $90 million of damage in
Mexico.
August 6,
1959 - Hurricane Dot made landfall on the island of
Kauai,
Hawaii as a
Category 1 hurricane, causing about $6 million of damage throughout the state.
2009 - Hurricane Felicia(track pictured) reaches peak intensity with winds of 230 km/h (145 mph) and a minimum pressure of 935 hPa. Felicia affected
Hawaii after a few days causing minor damages.
August 7,
1980 - Hurricane Allen(pictured) reached its peak intensity in the
Caribbean Sea with winds of 305
km/h (190
mph) to the south of
Cuba. Allen killed over 230 people and caused almost $2.5 billion of damage along its track.
1988 - Tropical Storm Beryl(pictured) makes landfall over in southeastern
Louisiana with winds of 85 km/h (50 mph). One person was killed and damages were only at $3 million.
August 10, 2006 - Typhoon Saomai(pictured) made landfall on the coast of
Zhejiang,
China as a violent typhoon. Saomai killed over 400 people and caused $1.5 billion of damage.
1987 - Typhoon Betty(track pictured) reaches peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) with a pressure of 890 hPa while making landfall over northern
Samar.
August 12, 2004 - Typhoon Rananim(pictured) reached its peak intensity to the east of
Taiwan with 170
km/h (105
mph) winds. Ranamin later made landfall in
Zhejiang,
China killing 115 people and causing over $4 billion in damage.
2009 - Tropical Storm Maka enters the Pacific typhoon basin from the Central Pacific.
August 14,
1970 - Typhoon Wilda made landfall on western
Kyushu,
Japan as a typhoon with 170
km/h (105
mph) winds. Wilda brought heavy rain to Japan which killed 11 people.
2013 - Typhoon Utor(pictured) makes landfall over in Yanjiang,
Guangdong as a Category 2 typhoon. Damages in
China topped
¥13.4 billion (US$2.2 billion).
August 15,
1979 - Typhoon Irving reached its peak intensity with 160
km/h (100
mph) winds to the east of
China. Irving made later landfall in
South Korea, killing 150 people and causing over $10 million of damage.
2009 - Hurricane Guillermo(pictured) reaches its peak intensity with sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) and a minimum pressure of 954 hPa.
August 16,
1971 - Typhoon Rose reached its peak intensity with a central pressure of 952
hPa (
mbar) in the
South China Sea as it approached the
Chinese coast. Rose severely affected
Hong Kong and killed a total of 110 people.
2009 - Hurricane Erika(pictured) makes landfall over in northeastern
Mexico at peak strength as a Category 1 hurricane. Two people died with only $10,000 in damages.
2008 - Tropical Storm Fay(pictured) makes landfall over in
Florida where it reached peak intensity overland. Moreover 21 people have perished over in America.
August 19,
1972 - Hurricane Celeste passes northeast of
Johnston Island, surpassing records such as the highest wind gust and lowest pressure within the island.
1886 - The 1886 Indianola hurricane made landfall the
Texas coast near
Indianola with winds of 250
km/h (155
mph) that decimated the town. The storm killed over 74 people and the remnants of Indianola were later
abandoned.
1994 - Typhoon Fred(pictured) makes landfall over in
Zhejiang. Fred caused over 1,000 fatalities and damages exceeding to $1 billion.
2007 - Hurricane Dean(pictured) reaches peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane as it makes landfall over north of
Belize. In total, Dean had caused 45 fatalities and $1.66 billion in damages.
1999 - Hurricane Bret reaches peak intensity while making landfall in southern
Texas.
2012 - Typhoon Tembin(pictured) re-intensifies while brushing the southern coast of
Taiwan.
August 23,
1964 - Hurricane Cleo reached its peak intensity with 250
km/h (155
mph) winds in the
Caribbean Sea. Cleo made landfall in
Haiti the next day, killing about 200 people.
1974 - Five systems(pictured) active within the Eastern Pacific. From left to right: Olive, Ione, Kirsten, Lorraine and Joyce.
1992 - Hurricane Lester attains peak intensity as a Category 1 just before making landfall over in
Baja California, killing three people.
2017 - Hurricane Harvey(pictured) reached its peak strength as a Category 4 hurricane, shortly before making landfall over
Texas, which killed 106 people in the US and caused around $125 billion (2017 USD) in damages, making Harvey the second-costliest tropical cyclone worldwide.
2004 - Typhoon Aere made landfall near
Xiamen as a weakening Category 1 typhoon. Overall, Aere killed a total of 107 people.
2011 - Typhoon Nanmadol(pictured) reached Category 5 super typhoon intensity as it made landfall over
Gonzaga, Cagayan. In the
Philippines, 38 people were killed by the storm, including $34.5 million in damages.
1989 - Hurricane Kiko(pictured) reaches peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). In the same time, Kiko made landfall over in the southern tip of
Baja California, though no fatalities and damages were reported.
August 28,
1985 - A trio of storms, from left to right, Pat, Odessa and Ruby, (pictured) begin interacting in a
Fujiwhara effect. All three storms impacted and made landfall in
Japan and collectively killed 29 people with total damages of at least $14 million.
1992 - Typhoon Omar made landfall in
Guam, flooding much of the island. Omar caused about $450 million of damage there, but nevertheless only killed two people.
2015 - Three major hurricanes(pictured), from left to right, Kilo, Ignacio and Jimena, all reach maximum intensities as a Category 4 major hurricane across the Central and Eastern Pacific basins.
August 31,
1982 - Tropical Storm Akoni becomes a named tropical system, which is the first Central Pacific name to be given by the CPHC.
1990 - Typhoon Abe makes landfall in China, killing an estimated 108 people.
2002 - Typhoon Rusa made landfall in
South Korea killing 113 people and causing $6 billion in damages.
2006 - Hurricane Ioke(pictured) passes over
Wake Island after its peak strength, causing $88 million in damages.