Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Beta (2020)
Tropical Storm Beta never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 63 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 17, 2020 to Sep 25, 2020, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 55 kt / 63 mph / 102 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 993 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 17, 2020 – Sep 25, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 3.7 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Beta 2020. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 22.0N 94.2W |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 25.2N 92.3W |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 26.8N 92.1W |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 27.5N 94.1W |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 28.3N 96.3W |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 29.0N 95.8W |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 30.8N 92.4W |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Extratropical | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 33.6N 87.6W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.