Re: Landfalls by dates.
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 8/21/2022, 8:37 am
I did notice an issue with Celia in 1970. Reanalysis upgraded it to a category 4:
AL, 04, 1970080318, , BEST, 0, 275N, 963W, 110, 953, HU, , , , , , , , , , , , , , CELIA
AL, 04, 1970080321, , BEST, 0, 278N, 971W, 120, 944, HU, , , , , , , , , , , , , , CELIA
AL, 04, 1970080400, , BEST, 0, 281N, 978W, 95, , HU, , , , , , , , , , , , , , CELIA
From:
https://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/atcf/archive/1970/

From the readme file in the ATCF system:
Posted March 3, 2022
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Updated Atlantic basin b-decks for 1966-1970 to reflect reanalysis changes,
including the addition of several new storms. Updated storm.table.
From:
https://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/atcf/NOTICE



Graphically:
https://hurricanecity.com/models/models.cgi?basin=al&year=1970&storm=04
I have the best track data at HurricaneCity more up to date than my site. I have just best track data on Jim's site so I can recreate it easier occasionally. (I last updated data for all storms in the best track system on Mar. 15, 2022 at HC)

My site has older data (last updated in 2016) so it doesn't have those changes reflected:
http://tropicalatlantic.com/models/models.cgi?basin=al&year=1970&storm=04
I have model data on my site too, whereas HC only has it for current storms (and the storms since I last made an update to recreate all data), and that makes it much more difficult to update all the files. It might be a year or two before I update my site again for older storms when I rewrite some of the code in my model system somewhat. (I hate deleting and recreating a quarter of a million files any more than I need to as I don't want to make too large of a change too often and anger my web host potentially)



I would add a note about it showing the landfall intensity, not the maximum during the life of the storm. I wasn't sure at first which is why I looked up Celia, but then I noticed the 1898 storm listed twice which is how I knew it was the landfall intensity.

Maybe not for every storm, maybe just some of the major ones, you could link to Wikipedia. You can't trust everything on it, but it's nice to have the information in one article and then someone can look at a source to verify the information in it. That's how I use Wikipedia.

I'll have to think about any other suggestions.

I guess when you finish a month you could have some kind of statistics that summarize the month. Something like the charts and graphs you have now in other areas of your site. I guess if someone comes to that page they likely want the actual landfall dates, so maybe charts are not something that they would be looking for. So if that were too much trouble, just the data you have.
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