The 2020 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 52 systems

Atlantic storms
30
14 hurricanes · 7 major
Atlantic ACE
181
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
155 mph
Iota
Landfalling
17
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
17
4 hurricanes · 3 major
Pacific strongest
138 mph
Marie

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 2020 season went

The 2020 Atlantic season produced 30 tropical storms, 14 hurricanes and 7 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 181. The strongest was Hurricane Iota at 155 mph / 917 mb. 17 storms made landfall.

The 2020 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 17 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 77. The strongest was Hurricane Marie at 138 mph / 945 mb. 1 storm made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

APRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Depression One — April 25–27, 2020One TDTropical Storm Arthur — May 16–21, 2020Arthur TSTropical Storm Bertha — May 27–28, 2020Bertha TSTropical Storm Amanda — May 30–31, 2020Amanda TSTropical Storm Cristobal — June 1–12, 2020Cristobal TSTropical Storm Dolly — June 22–25, 2020Dolly TSTropical Storm Boris — June 24–30, 2020Boris TSTropical Depression Four — June 29 – July 1, 2020Four TDTropical Storm Edouard — July 4–9, 2020Edouard TSTropical Storm Fay — July 5–11, 2020Fay TSTropical Storm Cristina — July 6–15, 2020Cristina TSTropical Depression Six — July 13–14, 2020Six TDUnnamed storm #7 — July 19–21, 2020Unnamed storm #7 TSHurricane Douglas — July 20–30, 2020Douglas Cat 4Tropical Storm Gonzalo — July 20–25, 2020Gonzalo TSHurricane Hanna — July 23–26, 2020Hanna Cat 1Hurricane Isaias — July 28 – August 5, 2020Isaias Cat 1Tropical Depression Ten — July 29 – August 2, 2020Ten TDHurricane Elida — August 8–14, 2020Elida Cat 2Tropical Storm Josephine — August 10–16, 2020Josephine TSTropical Depression Ten — August 12–17, 2020Ten TDTropical Storm Kyle — August 14–16, 2020Kyle TSTropical Storm Fausto — August 16–18, 2020Fausto TSHurricane Genevieve — August 16–22, 2020Genevieve Cat 4Hurricane Laura — August 20–29, 2020Laura Cat 4Hurricane Marco — August 20–25, 2020Marco Cat 1Tropical Storm Hernan — August 25–28, 2020Hernan TSTropical Storm Iselle — August 25–31, 2020Iselle TSTropical Storm Omar — August 30 – September 6, 2020Omar TSHurricane Nana — September 1–4, 2020Nana Cat 1Tropical Storm Julio — September 4–7, 2020Julio TSTropical Storm Rene — September 6–14, 2020Rene TSHurricane Paulette — September 7–28, 2020Paulette Cat 2Hurricane Sally — September 11–18, 2020Sally Cat 2Hurricane Teddy — September 12–24, 2020Teddy Cat 4Tropical Storm Karina — September 12–18, 2020Karina TSTropical Storm Vicky — September 14–19, 2020Vicky TSSubtropical Storm Alpha — September 14–19, 2020Alpha TSTropical Storm Wilfred — September 17–21, 2020Wilfred TSTropical Storm Beta — September 17–25, 2020Beta TSTropical Storm Lowell — September 20–27, 2020Lowell TSHurricane Marie — September 27 – October 10, 2020Marie Cat 4Hurricane Gamma — October 2–6, 2020Gamma Cat 1Hurricane Delta — October 4–11, 2020Delta Cat 4Tropical Storm Norbert — October 4–15, 2020Norbert TSHurricane Epsilon — October 16–26, 2020Epsilon Cat 3Hurricane Zeta — October 24–30, 2020Zeta Cat 3Hurricane Eta — October 31 – November 14, 2020Eta Cat 4Tropical Storm Odalys — November 3–7, 2020Odalys TSTropical Storm Theta — November 8–16, 2020Theta TSHurricane Iota — November 12–18, 2020Iota Cat 4Tropical Storm Polo — November 17–21, 2020Polo TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 2020

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm ArthurMay 16 – May 21TS 63 mph989 mb—1.8
Tropical Storm BerthaMay 27 – May 28TS 52 mph1005 mbSouth Carolina0.4
Tropical Storm CristobalJun 1 – Jun 12TS 58 mph982 mbCampeche, Mexico, Louisiana4.0
Tropical Storm DollyJun 22 – Jun 25TS 46 mph1000 mb—0.6
Tropical Storm EdouardJul 4 – Jul 9TS 46 mph1005 mb—0.6
Tropical Storm FayJul 5 – Jul 11TS 58 mph998 mbNew Jersey1.1
Tropical Storm GonzaloJul 20 – Jul 25TS 63 mph997 mbTrinidad and Tobago2.8
Hurricane HannaJul 23 – Jul 26Cat 1 92 mph973 mbTexas3.6
Hurricane IsaiasJul 28 – Aug 5Cat 1 92 mph986 mbSouth Carolina, Guantánamo Province, Cuba, Bahamas9.4
Tropical Depression TenJul 29 – Aug 2TD 35 mph1008 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm JosephineAug 10 – Aug 16TS 46 mph1004 mb—1.5
Tropical Storm KyleAug 14 – Aug 16TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.0
Hurricane LauraAug 20 – Aug 29Cat 4 150 mph937 mbLouisiana, Granma Province, Cuba, Pinar del Río, Cuba13.1
Hurricane MarcoAug 20 – Aug 25Cat 1 75 mph991 mb—3.4
Tropical Storm OmarAug 30 – Sep 6TS 40 mph1003 mb—0.7
Hurricane NanaSep 1 – Sep 4Cat 1 75 mph994 mbBelize2.5
Tropical Storm ReneSep 6 – Sep 14TS 46 mph1001 mb—2.0
Hurricane Paulette · 1 deathsSep 7 – Sep 28Cat 2 104 mph965 mbBermuda15.9
Hurricane SallySep 11 – Sep 18Cat 2 109 mph965 mbAlabama, Florida7.3
Hurricane TeddySep 12 – Sep 24Cat 4 138 mph945 mb—26.2
Tropical Storm VickySep 14 – Sep 19TS 52 mph1001 mb—2.1
Subtropical Storm AlphaSep 14 – Sep 19TS 69 mph992 mbPortugal1.2
Tropical Storm WilfredSep 17 – Sep 21TS 40 mph1006 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm BetaSep 17 – Sep 25TS 63 mph993 mbTexas3.5
Hurricane GammaOct 2 – Oct 6Cat 1 75 mph978 mbQuintana Roo, Mexico, Yucatán, Mexico2.8
Hurricane DeltaOct 4 – Oct 11Cat 4 138 mph953 mbQuintana Roo, Mexico, Louisiana15.1
Hurricane EpsilonOct 16 – Oct 26Cat 3 115 mph952 mb—13.3
Hurricane ZetaOct 24 – Oct 30Cat 3 115 mph970 mbLouisiana, Quintana Roo, Mexico7.5
Hurricane EtaOct 31 – Nov 14Cat 4 150 mph922 mbNicaragua, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba, Florida18.2
Tropical Storm ThetaNov 8 – Nov 16TS 69 mph987 mb—5.3
Hurricane IotaNov 12 – Nov 18Cat 4 155 mph917 mbNicaragua12.3

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2020

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Depression OneApr 25 – Apr 27TD 35 mph1006 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm AmandaMay 30 – May 31TS 40 mph1003 mbGuatemala0.2
Tropical Storm BorisJun 24 – Jun 30TS 40 mph1005 mb—0.2
Tropical Depression FourJun 29 – Jul 1TD 29 mph1006 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm CristinaJul 6 – Jul 15TS 69 mph993 mb—5.0
Tropical Depression SixJul 13 – Jul 14TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Unnamed storm #7Jul 19 – Jul 21TS 40 mph1006 mb—0.4
Hurricane DouglasJul 20 – Jul 30Cat 4 132 mph954 mb—20.8
Hurricane ElidaAug 8 – Aug 14Cat 2 104 mph971 mb—6.2
Tropical Depression TenAug 12 – Aug 17TD 35 mph1004 mb—0.0
Tropical Storm FaustoAug 16 – Aug 18TS 40 mph1004 mb—0.1
Hurricane GenevieveAug 16 – Aug 22Cat 4 132 mph950 mb—11.6
Tropical Storm HernanAug 25 – Aug 28TS 46 mph1001 mb—1.2
Tropical Storm IselleAug 25 – Aug 31TS 58 mph997 mb—2.5
Tropical Storm JulioSep 4 – Sep 7TS 46 mph1004 mb—1.1
Tropical Storm KarinaSep 12 – Sep 18TS 58 mph996 mb—2.7
Tropical Storm LowellSep 20 – Sep 27TS 52 mph1001 mb—2.6
Hurricane MarieSep 27 – Oct 10Cat 4 138 mph945 mb—18.5
Tropical Storm NorbertOct 4 – Oct 15TS 58 mph1000 mb—2.0
Tropical Storm OdalysNov 3 – Nov 7TS 52 mph1000 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm PoloNov 17 – Nov 21TS 46 mph1004 mb—0.8
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