Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Cristobal (2020)
Tropical Storm Cristobal never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 58 mph sustained winds and was active from Jun 1, 2020 to Jun 12, 2020, with 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 50 kt / 58 mph / 93 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 982 mb |
| Active dates | Jun 1, 2020 – Jun 12, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 4.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Cristobal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2020 | Tropical depression | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 19.6N 91.6W |
| Jun 3, 2020 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 19.0N 92.5W |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 18.2N 91.7W |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 17.9N 90.4W |
| Jun 6, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 22.0N 90.0W |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 25.8N 90.1W |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 29.8N 89.9W |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Tropical depression | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 34.2N 92.1W |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 42.6N 90.8W |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Extratropical | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 51.7N 82.6W |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Extratropical | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 53.3N 79.4W |
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.