Hurricane History Map

2020 North Atlantic season

31 storms formed in the North Atlantic basin in 2020, from 16 May 2020 to 18 November 2020.

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Years2020
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 2020 season in numbers

The record holds 31 storms for the 2020 North Atlantic season, of which 30 had names.30 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 13 reached hurricane strength (category 1 or more) and 6 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 31storms
  • 30tropical storm strength or more
  • 13hurricane strength or more
  • 6major (category 3 to 5)
  • 180accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 2020

  • Iota (2020)12 November 2020 to 18 November 2020, peak Category 4 (135 kt), 917 hPa
  • Laura (2020)20 August 2020 to 29 August 2020, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 937 hPa
  • Eta (2020)31 October 2020 to 14 November 2020, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 922 hPa
  • Teddy (2020)12 September 2020 to 24 September 2020, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 945 hPa
  • Delta (2020)4 October 2020 to 11 October 2020, peak Category 4 (120 kt), 953 hPa

All 31 storms of 2020

StormPeak
Arthur Tropical storm
Bertha Tropical storm
Cristobal Tropical storm
Dolly Tropical storm
Edouard Tropical storm
Fay Tropical storm
Gonzalo Tropical storm
Hanna Category 1
Isaias Category 1
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Josephine Tropical storm
Kyle Tropical storm
Laura Category 4
Marco Category 1
Omar Tropical storm
Nana Category 1
Rene Tropical storm
Paulette Category 2
Sally Category 2
Teddy Category 4
Vicky Tropical storm
Alpha Tropical storm
Wilfred Tropical storm
Beta Tropical storm
Gamma Tropical storm
Delta Category 4
Epsilon Category 3
Zeta Category 2
Eta Category 4
Theta Tropical storm
Iota Category 4

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