2020's Atlantic tropical storms are breaking records

Almost all the tropical storms of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season broke records as the earliest storm for their rank. Hurricanes are in red. Storms that were the earliest on record for their rank are highlighted. No previous season since naming began had more than 28 named storms.

* No previous storm on record. Formation dates are UTC and based on preliminary best-track data as of Nov. 13, 2020. Previous records provided by the National Hurricane Center.
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