New HURDAT FormatSee AlsoNew and Improved HURDAT!! The new files look like this : AL061960, ETHEL, 14, 19600914, 1200, , TS, 23.9N, 90.6W, 40, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600914, 1800, , HU, 25.6N, 89.7W, 75, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600915, 0000, , HU, 27.0N, 89.1W, 110, 981, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600915, 0600, , HU, 28.1N, 88.9W, 140, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600915, 1200, , HU, 29.1N, 88.9W, 80, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600915, 1800, , TS, 29.9N, 89.0W, 60, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600916, 0000, , TS, 30.7N, 89.0W, 45, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600916, 0600, , TS, 31.3N, 89.0W, 35, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600916, 1200, , TS, 32.0N, 88.9W, 35, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600916, 1800, , TD, 32.9N, 88.5W, 30, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600917, 0000, , TD, 33.9N, 88.1W, 25, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600917, 0600, , TD, 35.0N, 88.0W, 20, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600917, 1200, , TD, 36.0N, 87.6W, 15, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, 19600917, 1800, , TD, 36.8N, 87.0W, 15, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, -999, Each storm entry begins with a header line, listing the storm ATCF code, the storm name, and the number of fixes to follow. There follows a line for each storm fix where the values are comma delimited. The first entry is the date of the fix in year, month, day. Next is the time in UTC, then a letter code for special entries:
Each fix is generally 6 hours from the last except when a special fix is noted, such as landfall. The storm status follows given by a two-letter code:
Next is the latitude and longitude of the fix with a letter code
giving the hemisphere. Next is a series of numbers, the first is the
maximum sustained winds at this time in knots. The second number is
the minimum central pressure at the time in milibars.
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