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    • Tracks of Major Hurricanes of the Western Hemisphere

    Metadata Updated: September 19, 2023

    This 36"x24" National Hurricane Center poster depicts the complete tracks of all major hurricanes in the north Atlantic and eastern north Pacific basins since as early as 1851. A major hurricane is defined as a category-3 hurricane or greater with sustained one-minute average winds of 111 mph (96kts) or greater.

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    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) []
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from ncdc

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    NOAA and National Hurricane Center Tracks of Major Hurricanes across the Western Hemisphere poster

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 23, 2023
    Metadata Created Date October 28, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
    Reference Date(s) []
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C00751
    Access Constraints None
    Bbox East Long -16
    Bbox North Lat 51.5
    Bbox South Lat 12
    Bbox West Long -167.5
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description NOAA and National Hurricane Center Tracks of Major Hurricanes across the Western Hemisphere poster
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/nh-majorhurricanes-poster-1851-2007.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type JPG
    Licence None
    Lineage Tropical cyclone images and tracks are derived from data archived at NOAA.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-167.5, 12.0], [-16.0, 12.0], [-16.0, 51.5], [-167.5, 51.5], [-167.5, 12.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1851-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2007-12-31

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