2020 Atlantic hurricane season

  • 31 tropical or subtropical cyclones
  • 14 developed into hurricanes
  • record-tying 7 intensified into major hurricanes.
  • 11 of them made landfall in the contiguous United States
  • 27 tropical storms established a new record for earliest formation date by storm number.
  • a record 10 tropical cyclones that underwent rapid intensification
  • November 10, Tropical Storm Theta became the record-breaking 29th named storm of the season and, three days later, Hurricane Iota formed in the Caribbean. Iota rapidly intensified into a high-end Category 4 hurricane, which also made 2020 the only recorded season with two major hurricanes in November.