Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Theta (2020)
Tropical Storm Theta never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 69 mph sustained winds and was active from Nov 8, 2020 to Nov 16, 2020.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 60 kt / 69 mph / 111 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 987 mb |
| Active dates | Nov 8, 2020 – Nov 16, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 4.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Theta 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 9, 2020 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 28.5N 45.9W |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Subtropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 28.8N 41.0W |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 29.2N 35.8W |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Tropical storm | 60 kt (111 km/h) | 31.1N 31.9W |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 31.9N 26.7W |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 32.0N 22.1W |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 31.7N 18.9W |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 32.1N 17.9W |
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.