Portal:Tropical cyclones/Anniversaries/August/23

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 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.