About Hurricanes Mapped

Hurricanes Mapped makes decades of tropical cyclone tracks easier to explore. Choose a moment, follow a storm, and see how its recorded position and intensity evolved.

What you can explore

The interactive map brings hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones into a shared world map from 1950 through the latest published archive observation. It supports timeline playback, storm profiles, intensity charts, and downloadable records. No account is required.

It is intended for curious readers, students, educators, and anyone who wants to inspect historical tracks. The accompanying guides explain the map's measurements, terminology, and limitations. The climate explorer puts archive summaries alongside published scientific assessments.

Our approach to the evidence

We identify the source of the data, preserve unknown values, and distinguish observations from interpolated playback. We link to primary sources for educational claims. A track can tell a compelling story, but it cannot by itself explain every impact or establish why storm activity changed.

Data and methodology

Tracks come from NOAA's IBTrACS archive, with active systems from the NHC and JTWC operational best tracks. Read about our sources, processing choices, and downloads.

Contact

Have a question, spotted an issue, or have a suggestion for the site? Email [email protected].

An independent educational project

This website is not a NOAA service or an official warning product. The original data belong to their credited sources. For immediate weather decisions, consult your local meteorological service and official warnings.

Start with how to read the map, review our sources and processing choices, or explore the map.