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Atlantic 2020 season

Hurricane Marco (2020)

Hurricane Marco was a Category 1 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 991 mb. It was active from Aug 20, 2020 to Aug 25, 2020.

Storm facts

Peak statusHurricane — Category 1
Max sustained winds65 kt / 75 mph / 120 km/h
Minimum central pressure991 mb
Active datesAug 20, 2020 – Aug 25, 2020
Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)3.4
Documented landfalls0

Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Marco 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)

DateStatusMax windsPosition
Aug 21, 2020Post-tropical low30 kt (56 km/h)14.6N 81.8W
Aug 22, 2020Tropical storm35 kt (65 km/h)18.3N 84.6W
Aug 23, 2020Tropical storm55 kt (102 km/h)22.2N 86.1W
Aug 24, 2020Tropical storm55 kt (102 km/h)26.4N 87.6W
Aug 25, 2020Tropical storm35 kt (65 km/h)28.9N 89.3W

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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.