Faroe Islands IBTrACS Storm Tracks with WMO Wind and Pressure Data

Giving access to tropical cyclone track data for the Faroe Islands, merging observations from multiple meteorological agencies into an unified best-track format. It includes standardized wind speed and pressure metrics updated as of March 2026, facilitating inter-agency comparisons of storm intensity.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical storm intensity trends using WMO_WIND and WMO_PRES
• Mapping cyclone trajectories over the Faroe Islands using LAT and LON coordinates
• Categorizing storm types based on the NATURE field

Strengths

• Merges data from multiple global agencies for inter-agency consistency
• Includes standardized WMO wind and pressure metrics
• Provided in both GEOJSON and CSV formats for GIS and tabular analysis

Limitations

• Geographically restricted to the Faroe Islands area
• Dependent on the reporting accuracy of contributing meteorological agencies
• Specific historical start date and total record count are not explicitly provided

Provenance

Source

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS)

Collection Method

Merged from multiple meteorological agencies

Freshness

Updated as of March 10, 2026.

Geography

Faroe Islands