Atlantic 2020 season
Tropical Storm Wilfred (2020)
Tropical Storm Wilfred never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 40 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 17, 2020 to Sep 21, 2020.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 35 kt / 40 mph / 65 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 1006 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 17, 2020 – Sep 21, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 1.3 |
| Documented landfalls | 0 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Wilfred 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 17, 2020 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 10.2N 25.0W |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 11.1N 29.3W |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 12.4N 35.0W |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 14.3N 39.9W |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 15.8N 46.7W |
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.