Atlantic 2020 season
Hurricane Zeta (2020)
Hurricane Zeta was a Category 3 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (100 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 970 mb. It was active from Oct 24, 2020 to Oct 30, 2020 and made 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 3 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 100 kt / 115 mph / 185 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 970 mb |
| Active dates | Oct 24, 2020 – Oct 30, 2020 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 9.1 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Zeta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2020 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 18.0N 83.2W |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 18.2N 83.8W |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Hurricane | 70 kt (130 km/h) | 19.9N 86.6W |
| Oct 28, 2020 | Tropical storm | 55 kt (102 km/h) | 23.2N 90.8W |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Hurricane | 85 kt (157 km/h) | 30.2N 89.9W |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Extratropical | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 39.5N 71.7W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 3 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.