International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS)
World Data Center for Meteorology, Asheville.

What should I use?

This table summarizes the differences between IBTrACS and IBTrACS-WMO data.

Differences between the sets are highlighted in bold type.

IBTrACS-All IBTrACS-WMO
Summary Best track data as provided by all agencies and dataset sources. Best track data only from WMO-sanctioned forecast agencies.
Parameters
(as available)
Position,
Maximum Sustained Winds,
Minimum Central Pressure,
Storm Name,
Radius of Maximum Winds,
Radius of Outermost Closed Isobar,
and more as provided by each agency
Position,
Maximum Sustained Winds,
Minimum Central Pressure,
Storm Name
Data Sources RSMC Miami,
RSMC Honolulu,
RSMC Tokyo,
RSMC New Delhi,
RSMC La Reunion,
RSMC Nadi,
TCWC Perth,
TCWC Darwin,
TCWC Brisbane,
TCWC Wellington,
CMA-Shanghai Typhoon Institute,
Joint Typhoon Warning Center,
Hong Kong Observatory,
NCDC DSI-9636
UCAR ds824.1
RSMC Miami,
RSMC Honolulu,
RSMC Tokyo,
RSMC New Delhi,
RSMC La Reunion,
RSMC Nadi,
TCWC Perth,
TCWC Darwin,
TCWC Brisbane,
TCWC Wellington
# of intensity
reports per
observation time
Numerous
(as many reports as agencies tracking the system)
1
(from the official WMO agency)
Formats netCDF,
Comma Separated Variables (CSV)
netCDF,
Comma Separated Variables (CSV),
"HURDAT" Format,
WMO Format,
cXML,
ATCF,
WMS/WFS/KML
Data Access IBTrACS-All Data access IBTrACS-WMO Data access
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