* Bertha becomes the earliest Major Hurricane since Hurricane Dennis (July. 7, 2005).

* Bertha and Dennis now both tie as the earliest Major Hurricanes on record since Hurricane Audrey (1957).

* Bertha becomes the earliest tropical cyclone to become a hurricane this far east.

* Bertha is upgraded to a Hurricane on the same day as the historic Bertha of 1996 was; however, Bertha 2008 also becomes a major hurricane two days sooner.

* Bertha became the sixth strongest "early season" hurricane on record. (Those forming before August 1st).

* Bertha became a named storm the farthest east of any on record for the months of June and July.

* Bertha became our first Cape Verde tropical cyclone of 2008, and one of the earliest on record.

This is information that I have collected and is accurate to the best of my knowledge, thus far. It may or may not be entirely accurate, and there could also be more I have not listed, and yet more to come.