![NOAA/NHC/HURDAT2/pacific](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/images/NOAA/NOAA_NHC_HURDAT2_pacific_sample.png)

Dataset Availability
:   1949-06-11T00:00:00Z--2018-11-09T00:00:00Z

Dataset Producer
:


    [NOAA NHC](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/)

Tags
:
    [hurricane](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/hurricane) [nhc](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/nhc) [noaa](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/noaa) [table](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/table) [weather](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/weather) [weather-and-climate](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/weather-and-climate)

#### Description

Hurricane best track database (HURDAT2).

Pacific basin 1949-2018.

### Table Schema

**Table Schema**

| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| seq | DOUBLE | ATCF cyclone number for that year |
| name | STRING | Hurricane name. e.g. "ALEX" |
| datetime | STRING | Observation time in UTC. Format is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. |
| record_id | STRING | Single letter desinating a specific event in a hurricane track. An empty string if no code. - C - Closest approach to a coast not followed by a landfall - G - Genesis - I - An intensity peak in terms of both pressure and wind - L - Landfall (center of system crossing a coastline) - P - Minimum in central pressure - R - Provides additional detail on the intensity of the cyclone when rapid changes are underway - S - Change of status of the system - T - Provides additional detail on the track (position) of the cyclone - W - Maximum sustained wind speed |
| status | STRING | Status of system: - DB - Disturbance (of any intensity) - ET - Unknown. The only occurrence is in HARVEY. - EX - Extratropical cyclone (of any intensity) - HU - Tropical cyclone of hurricane intensity (\> 64 knots) - LO - A low that is neither a tropical cyclone, a subtropical cyclone, nor an extratropical cyclone (of any intensity) - SD - Subtropical cyclone of subtropical depression intensity (\< 34 knots) - SS - Subtropical cyclone of subtropical storm intensity (\> 34 knots) - TD - Tropical cyclone of tropical depression intensity (\< 34 knots) - TS - Tropical cyclone of tropical storm intensity (34-63 knots) - WV - Tropical Wave (of any intensity) |
| max_wind_kts | DOUBLE | Maximum wind speed |
| min_pressure | DOUBLE | Minimum pressure |
| numEntries | DOUBLE | Number of points for a particular hurricane |
| radii_ne_34kt | DOUBLE | 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant |
| radii_se_34kt | DOUBLE | 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant |
| radii_sw_34kt | DOUBLE | 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant |
| radii_nw_34kt | DOUBLE | 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant |
| radii_ne_50kt | DOUBLE | 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant |
| radii_se_50kt | DOUBLE | 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant |
| radii_sw_50kt | DOUBLE | 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant |
| radii_nw_50kt | DOUBLE | 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant |
| radii_ne_64kt | DOUBLE | 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant |
| radii_se_64kt | DOUBLE | 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant |
| radii_sw_64kt | DOUBLE | 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant |
| radii_nw_64kt | DOUBLE | 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant |
| basin | STRING | Ocean basin. Always one of: - CP - North Central Pacific - EP - Northeast Pacific |
| id | STRING | Code for a particular hurricane. Basic code followed by a 2 digit cyclone number followed by a 4-digit year. e.g. "CP011993" |
| year | DOUBLE | Year in which the hurricane occurred |

### Terms of Use

**Terms of Use**

NOAA data, information, and products, regardless of the method of delivery,
are not subject to copyright and carry no restrictions on their subsequent
use by the public. Once obtained, they may be put to any lawful use.

### Explore with Earth Engine

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### Code Editor (JavaScript)

```javascript
// Show hurricane tracks and points for 1993.
var hurricanes = ee.FeatureCollection('NOAA/NHC/HURDAT2/pacific');

var year = '1993';
var points = hurricanes.filter(ee.Filter.date(ee.Date(year).getRange('year')));

// Find all of the hurricane ids.
var GetId = function(point) {
  return ee.Feature(point).get('id');
};
var storm_ids = points.toList(1000).map(GetId).distinct();

// Create a line for each hurricane.
var lines = ee.FeatureCollection(storm_ids.map(function(storm_id){
  var pts = points.filter(ee.Filter.eq('id', ee.String(storm_id)));
  pts = pts.sort('system:time_start');
  var line = ee.Geometry.LineString(pts.geometry().coordinates());
  var feature = ee.Feature(line);
  return feature.set('id', storm_id);
}));

Map.addLayer(lines, {color: 'red'}, 'tracks');
Map.addLayer(points, {color: 'black'}, 'points');

Map.setCenter(210, 30, 3);
```
[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/NOAA/NOAA_NHC_HURDAT2_pacific)

### Visualize as a FeatureView


A `FeatureView` is a view-only, accelerated representation of a
`FeatureCollection`. For more details, visit the
[`FeatureView` documentation.](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/guides/featureview_overview)

> [!NOTE]
> **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)

### Code Editor (JavaScript)

```javascript
var fvLayer = ui.Map.FeatureViewLayer('NOAA/NHC/HURDAT2/pacific_FeatureView');

var visParams = {
  isVisible: false,
  pointSize: 20,
  rules: [
    {
      filter: ee.Filter.eq('year', 2018),
      isVisible: true,
      pointFillColor: {
        property: 'max_wind_kts',
        mode: 'linear',
        palette: ['f1eef6', 'd7b5d8', 'df65b0', 'ce1256'],
        min: 15,
        max: 140
      }
    }
  ]
};

fvLayer.setVisParams(visParams);
fvLayer.setName('2018 hurricane max wind speed');

Map.setLocked(false, 4);
Map.setCenter(-130, 20, 4);
Map.add(fvLayer);
```
[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/NOAA/NOAA_NHC_HURDAT2_pacific_FeatureView) [NOAA NHC HURDAT2 Pacific Hurricane Catalog](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NOAA_NHC_HURDAT2_pacific) Hurricane best track database (HURDAT2). Pacific basin 1949-2018. NOAA/NHC/HURDAT2/pacific, hurricane,nhc,noaa,table,weather,weather-and-climate 1949-06-11T00:00:00Z/2018-11-09T00:00:00Z 0.4 -180 63.1 180 Google Earth Engine https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets

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