Hurricane tracks as an sf object
data_hurricanes.RdObserved hurricane tracks for 64 storms in the North Atlantic (2022-2024).
Format
## `data_hurricanes` An sf object with 51 rows and 4 columns:
- season
Numeric - Indicates the year in which the storm was named
- name
Character - Storm name given by the agency
- max_sshs
Character - Maximum value attained by the stormed, using the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. The values are defined as follows:
- -5
Unknown
- -4
Post-tropical
- -3
Miscellaneous disturbances
- -2
Subtropical
Tropical systems classified based on wind speeds
- -1
Tropical depression (W<34)
- 0
Tropical storm (34<W<64)
- 1
Category 1 (64<=W<83)
- 2
Category 2 (83<=W<96)
- 3
Category 3 (96<=W<113)
- 4
Category 4 (113<=W<137)
- 5
Category 5 (W >= 137)
- geometry
sfc - A simple feature column containing LINESTRINGS for storm tracks
Source
Data come from: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/international-best-track-archive