Atlantic 2020 season
Hurricane Delta (2020)
Hurricane Delta was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (120 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 953 mb. It was active from Oct 4, 2020 to Oct 11, 2020 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 4 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 120 kt / 138 mph / 222 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 953 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 4, 2020 – Oct 11, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 16.6 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Delta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 16.4N 77.0W |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 16.6N 79.8W |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Hurricane | 100 kt (185 km/h) | 19.3N 84.6W |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Hurricane | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 22.3N 90.2W |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Hurricane | 105 kt (194 km/h) | 25.3N 93.5W |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 30.1N 92.9W |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 33.9N 89.6W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 4 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.