IBTrACS: Global Tropical Cyclone Best-Track Data for Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic storm tracks from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS). This dataset merges recent and historical tropical cyclone data from multiple agencies to create a unified, publicly available best-track collection. It is provided by HDX and was last updated on 2026-07-14.

Use Cases

• Track storm paths and intensity over time based on latitude, longitude, and time fields.
• Analyze storm characteristics like wind speed and central pressure based on WMO_WIND and WMO_PRES fields.
• Compare cyclone activity across different ocean basins based on the BASIN and SUBBASIN fields.
• Classify storm types and their evolution based on the NATURE field.

Strengths

• Data is described as the most complete global collection of tropical cyclones available.
• Merges data from multiple agencies to improve inter-agency comparisons.
• Includes key storm attributes like maximum sustained wind speed and minimum central pressure.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), aggregated by HDX.

Collection Method

Merges tropical cyclone data from multiple responsible agencies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-14 11:57:51.060274; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, with specific tracks for the Lao People's Democratic Republic.