Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Kyle (2020)
Tropical Storm Kyle never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 52 mph sustained winds and was active from Aug 14, 2020 to Aug 16, 2020.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 45 kt / 52 mph / 83 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1000 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 14, 2020 – Aug 16, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 1 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Kyle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2020 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 38.0N 71.0W |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Extratropical | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 39.7N 61.6W |
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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.