At a Glance

There have been 25 named storms in the Atlantic through Oct. 5.Several Atlantic records have already been set because of how active it's has been.

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been hyperactive with 25 named storms, including nine hurricanes, spinning across much of the Atlantic basin. Those storms have set several records through early October.

Here's a look at what we've seen so far.

22 Named Storms Were the Earliest to Form on Record

Twenty-two of the 25 storms through Oct. 5 had their earliest formation date on record. Arthur, Bertha and Dolly are the only letters represented in the list of names that did not have a record-early formation date.

For perspective, the average formation date of the Atlantic's 9th named storm is , according to the National Hurricane Center. We are 16 named storms ahead of that pace as of early October.

Nine Mainland U.S. Landfalls

Nine named storms have made a mainland U.S. landfall this season, and four of those were hurricanes.

for the most on record in a season, according to Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a tropical scientist at Colorado State University.

(MORE: Beta Becomes Record-Tying Ninth U.S. Landfall)

Hurricane Delta is likely to break this record as the 10th U.S. landfall later this week.

Tracks of the nine U.S. landfalls so far in 2020, and areas that have been in hurricane (purple) and tropical storm (red) warnings so far.

Most September Named Storm Formations on Record

The month of September has had 10 named storm formations through Sept. 21, which is the most on record for the season's busiest month.

September's previous record for the most named storm formations was eight in 2002, 2007 and 2010, according to Klotzbach.

3 Storms Form in Single Day, Tying a Record

Sept. 18, 2020, will be known in history for a frenetic burst of three Atlantic named storm formations in just six hours.

Tropical Storm Wilfred formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean that morning. That was followed by Subtropical Storm Alpha developing just prior to landfall in Portugal, and then Tropical Storm Beta spinning up in the Gulf of Mexico.

Klotzbach said , was the only other day in which three storms formed on the same calendar day.

Atlantic Had 5+ Tropical Cyclones at One Time

The Atlantic had five active tropical cyclones for a brief time on Sept. 14, including Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy and Tropical Depression Twenty-One. While that's not a record, it's only the second time the Atlantic basin has had five or more tropical cyclones at one time.

Sept. 11-12, 1971, holds the record with six tropical cyclones active at once in the Atlantic, Klotzbach tweeted.

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