This reanalysis revealed that the storm became a subtropical storm on 4 October, making it the earliest forming 19th Atlantic tropical or subtropical storm on record. The previous record holder was an unnamed 1933 tropical storm that developed on 26 October. It held this distinction until 2020, when Hurricane Teddy attained tropical storm strength on 14 September.
This reanalysis showed that the storm became a subtropical storm on 4 October, making it the earliest forming 19th Atlantic tropical or subtropical storm on record. The previous record holder was an unnamed 1933 tropical storm that developed on 26 October. It held this distinction until 2020, when Hurricane Teddy attained tropical storm strength on 14 September.