from Joint Typhoon Warning Center Best Track Data
This is a list of southern hemisphere cyclones since 1945. Provided are charts on the track of the storm plus a text based table of tracking information. The table includes position in latitude and longitude, maximum sustained winds in knots, and central pressure in millibars. NOTE: Data courtesy of Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
Saffir-Simpson Scale
The chart color codes intensity (category based on Saffir-Simpson scale):
| Type | Category | Pressure (mb) | Winds (knots) |
Winds (mph) |
Surge (ft) |
Line Color |
| Depression | TD | ----- | < 34 | < 39 | Green | |
| Tropical Storm | TS | ----- | 34-63 | 39-73 | Yellow | |
| Cyclone | 1 | > 980 | 64-82 | 74-95 | 4-5 | Red |
| Cyclone | 2 | 965-980 | 83-95 | 96-110 | 6-8 | Light Red |
| Cyclone | 3 | 945-965 | 96-112 | 111-130 | 9-12 | Magenta |
| Cyclone | 4 | 920-945 | 113-135 | 131-155 | 13-18 | Light Magenta |
| Cyclone | 5 | < 920 | >135 | >155 | >18 | White |
NOTE: Pressures are in millibars and winds are in knots where one knot is equal to 1.15 mph
Hurricane Database Raw Data
The data is reformatted from its original format to conform with the TPC Best Track format.
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