Atlantic 2020 season
Hurricane Paulette (2020)
Hurricane Paulette was a Category 2 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (90 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 965 mb. It was active from Sep 7, 2020 to Sep 28, 2020 and made 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 2 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 90 kt / 104 mph / 167 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 965 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 7, 2020 – Sep 28, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 16.6 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Paulette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 16.9N 41.3W |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 17.6N 42.4W |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 18.9N 44.5W |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 20.4N 47.6W |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 22.3N 50.3W |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 25.4N 54.3W |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Hurricane | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 28.6N 59.1W |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Hurricane | 75 kt (139 km/h) | 30.9N 63.6W |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Hurricane | 90 kt (167 km/h) | 35.1N 63.3W |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 40.0N 54.0W |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Extratropical | 65 kt (120 km/h) | 45.9N 39.3W |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Extratropical | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 46.0N 31.8W |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Extratropical | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 39.1N 31.1W |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 35.7N 29.5W |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 34.1N 31.2W |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 33.8N 26.3W |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 34.8N 20.5W |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 36.2N 16.7W |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 33.7N 19.8W |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 33.2N 26.8W |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 36.3N 30.3W |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 36.8N 26.4W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 2 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.