Atlantic 2020 season
Hurricane Iota (2020)
Hurricane Iota was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (135 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 917 mb. It was active from Nov 12, 2020 to Nov 18, 2020 and made 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 4 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 135 kt / 155 mph / 250 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 917 mb |
| Active dates | Nov 12, 2020 – Nov 18, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 13.9 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Iota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 15.0N 72.7W |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 13.6N 74.5W |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 12.6N 76.7W |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 13.2N 79.8W |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Hurricane | 130 kt (241 km/h) | 13.6N 83.0W |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 13.8N 86.7W |
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.