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Description
NOAA's historical hurricane data spans 182 years, from 1842 through 2024. This feature layer, sourced from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), includes storm positions, intensities, and attributes. It is hosted by the Myanmar Information Management Unit and was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
Visualizing historical storm paths based on global track data
Analyzing changes in hurricane intensity over time based on wind speed classifications
Mapping regional hurricane risk based on historical position data
Studying long-term climate patterns based on a 182-year temporal coverage
Strengths
Covers a 182-year time range from 1842 to 2024
Sourced from authoritative NOAA archives including HURDAT2 and IBTrACS
Includes specific storm attributes like position and intensity
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS)
Collection Method
Archived from HURDAT2 and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information databases.
Time Range
1842-2024
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-13 09:26:38.648654; freshness should be verified
Geography
Global
License is listed as 'hdx-other'; specific terms should be reviewed before use.