Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Gonzalo (2020)
Tropical Storm Gonzalo never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 63 mph sustained winds and was active from Jul 20, 2020 to Jul 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 | 997 mb |
| Active dates | Jul 20, 2020 – Jul 25, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.8 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Gonzalo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 8.6N 38.2W |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 9.8N 40.9W |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 9.9N 45.4W |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 9.8N 50.2W |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 10.0N 56.3W |
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.