Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Rene (2020)
Tropical Storm Rene never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 46 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 6, 2020 to Sep 14, 2020.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 40 kt / 46 mph / 74 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1001 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 6, 2020 – Sep 14, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Rene 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 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 14.8N 19.0W |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 16.1N 22.9W |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 16.8N 28.6W |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 17.9N 33.5W |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 19.1N 37.2W |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 21.1N 41.8W |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 24.7N 46.0W |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Tropical depression | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 27.5N 47.8W |
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.