2020 Atlantic hurricane season
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2020
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely active and historic Atlantic hurricane season, which featured the most named storms on record. It featured a total of 31 tropical and subtropical cyclones, with all but one becoming a named storm. Of the 30 named storms, 14 developed into hurricanes, and a record-tying seven further intensified into major hurricanes. It was the second and final season to use the Greek letter storm naming system, the first being 2005, the previous record. Of the 30 named storms, 11 of them made landfall in the contiguous United States, breaking the record of nine set in 1916. During the season, 27 tropical storms established a new record for earliest formation date by storm number. This season also featured a record ten tropical cyclones that underwent rapid intensification, tying it with 1995, as well as tying the record for most Category 4 hurricanes in a singular season in the Atlantic basin. This unprecedented activity was fueled by a La Niña that developed in the summer months of 2020, continuing a stretch of above-average seasonal activity that began in 2016. Despite the record-high activity, this was the first season since 2015 in which no Category 5 hurricanes formed.
The season officially started on June 1 and officially ended on November 30.
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