UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – A subtropical depression develops just offshore of North Carolina. July 25 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Arthur attains its peak intensity with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 995 mbar (hPa; 29.38 inHg). July 27 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Arthur weakens to a tropical depression. 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – The subtropical depression acquires tropical characteristics and is reclassified as Tropical Depression Three. 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Tropical Depression Arthur dissipates south of Jamaica. July 28 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT July 27) – Tropical Depression Three intensifies into Tropical Storm Bertha. July 29 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT July 28) – Tropical Storm Bertha intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane. 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – Hurricane Bertha weakens to a tropical storm. July 30 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Bertha re-intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane. July 31 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT July 31) – Tropical Depression Four develops south of Cape Verde. August August 2 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT August 2) – Hurricane Bertha attains its peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 973 mbar (hPa; 28.73 inHg). 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT August 2) – Tropical Depression Four intensifies into Tropical Storm Cesar. 0600 UTC (2:00 a.m. EDT) – Hurricane Bertha weakens to a tropical storm while making landfall near Sydney, Nova Scotia, with winds of 70 mph (115 km/h). Simultaneously, Tropical Storm Bertha transitions into an extratropical storm. 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – Tropical Storm Cesar attains its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1000 mbar (hPa; 29.53 inHg). 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – A second subtropical depression develops in the vicinity of the Azores. August 3 1200 UTC (8:00 a.m. EDT) – The second subtropical depression intensifies into a subtropical storm. August 4 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT August 3) – Tropical Depression Five develops in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. 1800 UTC (2:00 p.m. EDT) – The subtropical storm weakens to a subtropical depression. August 5 0000 UTC (8:00 p.m. EDT August 4) – Tropical Depression Five intensifies into Tropical Storm Diana. 2000 UTC (3:00 p.m. CDT) – Tropical Storm Diana makes landfall near Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo,