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2020 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2020 Atlantic season has 31 storms in the best-track record; 30 reached tropical-storm strength and 14 became hurricanes, 7 of them major. Its accumulated cyclone energy of 178.1 is the 13th-highest of the 175 seasons in the Atlantic record since 1851. For major hurricanes it is tied for the busiest season. Iota was the strongest, peaking at 155 mph as a Category 4 hurricane. Landfall records exist for 17 of its storms, in Alabama, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, Campeche, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Florida, Leiria, Louisiana, New Jersey, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Quintana Roo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, South Carolina, Texas, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Yucatán. The first record is dated May 16, the last November 18.
Storm by storm
More storms formed in September than in any other month of 2020: 9 of 31. Paulette lasted longest, 15.2 days as a tropical or subtropical system. Teddy contributed the most energy, 15% of the season's ACE. Strongest landfall of each storm: Bertha reached South Carolina as a tropical storm on May 27; Cristobal reached Campeche as a tropical storm on June 3; Fay reached New Jersey as a tropical storm on July 10; Gonzalo reached Trinidad and Tobago as a depression on July 25; Hanna reached Texas as a Category 1 hurricane on July 25; Isaias reached North Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane on August 4; Laura reached Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on August 27; Nana reached Belize as a Category 1 hurricane on September 3; and others in the table below.
| Storm | Dates | Peak | Strength | Lowest | Landfalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | May 16–19 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 990 mb | – |
| Bertha | May 27–28 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1005 mb | South Carolina |
| Cristobal | Jun 1–9 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 988 mb | Campeche, Louisiana |
| Dolly | Jun 22–24 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Edouard | Jul 4–6 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1005 mb | – |
| Fay | Jul 9–11 | 60 mph | Tropical storm | 998 mb | New Jersey |
| Gonzalo | Jul 21–25 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 997 mb | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Hanna | Jul 23–26 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 973 mb | Texas |
| Isaias | Jul 30 – Aug 4 | 90 mph | Category 1 | 986 mb | Dominican Republic, Bahamas, North Carolina |
| Ten | Jul 31 – Aug 1 | 35 mph | Depression | 1008 mb | – |
| Josephine | Aug 11–16 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1004 mb | – |
| Kyle | Aug 14–15 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1000 mb | – |
| Laura | Aug 20–29 | 150 mph | Category 4 | 937 mb | Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Louisiana |
| Marco | Aug 21–25 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 991 mb | – |
| Omar | Aug 31 – Sep 5 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1003 mb | – |
| Nana | Sep 1–3 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 994 mb | Belize |
| Paulette | Sep 7–22 | 105 mph | Category 2 | 965 mb | Bermuda |
| Rene | Sep 7–14 | 45 mph | Tropical storm | 1001 mb | – |
| Sally | Sep 11–17 | 110 mph | Category 2 | 965 mb | Florida, Alabama |
| Teddy | Sep 12–23 | 140 mph | Category 4 | 945 mb | – |
| Vicky | Sep 14–17 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 1001 mb | – |
| Alpha | Sep 17–19 | 50 mph | Tropical storm | 996 mb | Leiria |
| Beta | Sep 17–22 | 65 mph | Tropical storm | 993 mb | Texas |
| Wilfred | Sep 17–21 | 40 mph | Tropical storm | 1006 mb | – |
| Gamma | Oct 2–6 | 75 mph | Category 1 | 978 mb | Quintana Roo, Yucatán |
| Delta | Oct 4–10 | 140 mph | Category 4 | 953 mb | Quintana Roo, Louisiana |
| Epsilon | Oct 19–26 | 115 mph | Category 3 | 952 mb | – |
| Zeta | Oct 24–29 | 115 mph | Category 3 | 970 mb | Quintana Roo, Louisiana |
| Eta | Oct 31 – Nov 13 | 150 mph | Category 4 | 922 mb | Nicaragua, Cuba, Florida |
| Theta | Nov 10–15 | 70 mph | Tropical storm | 987 mb | – |
| Iota | Nov 13–18 | 155 mph | Category 4 | 917 mb | Nicaragua |
Against other Atlantic seasons
Accumulated cyclone energy of every season; the red bar is 2020.