The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season – By the Numbers

Watch GoPro footage of the effects of Tropical Storm Isaias at Greg’s Weather Center in South Plainfield, NJ on August 4, 2020.

The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season ended quietly on Saturday, November 30th. The season was the one of the most active on record with the most named storms.

2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks
Figure 1: 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Storm Tracks – Courtesy of TroPYcal, HURDAT, and NOAA.

There was more of a late peak in 2020 with the most hurricanes and major hurricanes occurring in September and October. There was no activity over the last two weeks of the season following the dissipation of Hurricane Iota. Let’s take a look at the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season by the numbers.

Total Depressions/PTCs31
Total Storms30
Named Storm Days118
Month with Most Named StormsSeptember – 9
Total Hurricanes14
Hurricane Days34.75
Month with Most HurricanesSeptember and October – 4
Total Major Hurricanes7
Major Hurricane Days8.75
Month with Most Major HurricanesOctober – 3
Category Five Hurricanes0
Category Five Days0
U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes6
Strongest StormHurricane Iota
Max Sustained Winds (mph)155
Lowest Pressure (mb)917
ACE179.8
Damage Costs$54.3 billion
Deaths432
Table 1: The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season by the Numbers.


Sources:  Colorado State University, National Hurricane Center, and Wikipedia.