Get NOAA wind storm tabular data, metadata, or shp files from International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS).
Find out more about NOAA storms data at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/index.php?name=numbering.
library('rnoaa')
There are two datasets stored in the package. By default storm_meta() gives metadata describing columns of the datasets returned.
head( storm_meta() )
#> Column_number Column_name units Shapefile_pt_flag
#> 1 1 Serial_Num N/A 1
#> 2 2 Season Year 1
#> 3 3 Num # 1
#> 4 4 Basin BB 1
#> 5 5 Sub_basin BB 1
#> 6 6 Name N/A 1
#> Shapefile_pt_attribute_name shapefile_att_type shapefile_att_len
#> 1 Serial_Num 7 13
#> 2 Season 3 4
#> 3 Num 3 5
#> 4 Basin 7 3
#> 5 Sub_basin 7 3
#> 6 Name 7 57
#> shapefile_att_prc
#> 1 0
#> 2 0
#> 3 0
#> 4 0
#> 5 0
#> 6 0
Or you can get back a dataset of storm names, including storm ids and their names.
head( storm_meta("storm_names") )
#> id name
#> 1 1842298N11080 NOT NAMED(td9636)
#> 2 1845336N10074 NOT NAMED(td9636)
#> 3 1848011S09079 NOT NAMED(td9636)
#> 4 1848011S09080 XXXX848003(reunion)
#> 5 1848011S15057 XXXX848002(reunion)
#> 6 1848011S16057 NOT NAMED(td9636)
You can get tabular data for basins, storms, or years, (or all data). storm_data() and the next function storm_shp() figure out what files to get, and gets them from an ftp server, and saves them to your machine. Do let us know if you have any problems with paths on your machine, and we'll fix 'em. The result from storm_data() is a dplyr-like data.frame with a easy summary that makes large datasets easy to view.
First, by basin (one of EP, NA, NI, SA, SI, SP, or WP)
storm_data(basin='WP')
#> <NOAA Storm Data>
#> Size: 109150 X 195
#>
#> serial_num season num basin sub_basin name iso_time
#> 1 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-24 18:00:00
#> 2 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-25 00:00:00
#> 3 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-25 06:00:00
#> 4 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-25 12:00:00
#> 5 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-25 18:00:00
#> 6 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-26 00:00:00
#> 7 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-26 06:00:00
#> 8 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-26 12:00:00
#> 9 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-26 18:00:00
#> 10 1884177N17124 1884 1 WP MM NOT NAMED 1884-06-27 00:00:00
#> .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
#> Variables not shown: nature (chr), latitude (dbl), longitude (dbl),
#> wind.wmo. (dbl), pres.wmo. (dbl), center (chr), wind.wmo..percentile
#> (dbl), pres.wmo..percentile (dbl), track_type (chr),
#> latitude_for_mapping (dbl), longitude_for_mapping (dbl),
#> current.basin (chr), hurdat_atl_lat (dbl), hurdat_atl_lon (dbl),
#> hurdat_atl_grade (dbl), hurdat_atl_wind (dbl), hurdat_atl_pres (dbl),
#> td9636_lat (dbl), td9636_lon (dbl), td9636_grade (dbl), td9636_wind
#> (dbl), td9636_pres (dbl), reunion_lat (dbl), reunion_lon (dbl),
#> reunion_grade (dbl), reunion_wind (dbl), reunion_pres (dbl), atcf_lat
#> (dbl), atcf_lon (dbl), atcf_grade (dbl), atcf_wind (dbl), atcf_pres
#> (dbl), ds824_sh_lat (dbl), ds824_sh_lon (dbl), ds824_sh_grade (dbl),
#> ds824_sh_wind (dbl), ds824_sh_pres (dbl), ds824_ni_lat (dbl),
#> ds824_ni_lon (dbl), ds824_ni_grade (dbl), ds824_ni_wind (dbl),
#> ds824_ni_pres (dbl), bom_lat (dbl), bom_lon (dbl), bom_grade (dbl),
#> bom_wind (dbl), bom_pres (dbl), ds824_au_lat (dbl), ds824_au_lon
#> (dbl), ds824_au_grade (dbl), ds824_au_wind (dbl), ds824_au_pres
#> (dbl), jtwc_sh_lat (dbl), jtwc_sh_lon (dbl), jtwc_sh_grade (dbl),
#> jtwc_sh_wind (dbl), jtwc_sh_pres (dbl), jtwc_wp_lat (dbl),
#> jtwc_wp_lon (dbl), jtwc_wp_grade (dbl), jtwc_wp_wind (dbl),
#> jtwc_wp_pres (dbl), td9635_lat (dbl), td9635_lon (dbl), td9635_grade
#> (dbl), td9635_wind (dbl), td9635_pres (dbl), ds824_wp_lat (dbl),
#> ds824_wp_lon (dbl), ds824_wp_grade (dbl), ds824_wp_wind (dbl),
#> ds824_wp_pres (dbl), jtwc_io_lat (dbl), jtwc_io_lon (dbl),
#> jtwc_io_grade (dbl), jtwc_io_wind (dbl), jtwc_io_pres (dbl), cma_lat
#> (dbl), cma_lon (dbl), cma_grade (dbl), cma_wind (dbl), cma_pres
#> (dbl), hurdat_epa_lat (dbl), hurdat_epa_lon (dbl), hurdat_epa_grade
#> (dbl), hurdat_epa_wind (dbl), hurdat_epa_pres (dbl), jtwc_ep_lat
#> (dbl), jtwc_ep_lon (dbl), jtwc_ep_grade (dbl), jtwc_ep_wind (dbl),
#> jtwc_ep_pres (dbl), ds824_ep_lat (dbl), ds824_ep_lon (dbl),
#> ds824_ep_grade (dbl), ds824_ep_wind (dbl), ds824_ep_pres (dbl),
#> jtwc_cp_lat (dbl), jtwc_cp_lon (dbl), jtwc_cp_grade (dbl),
#> jtwc_cp_wind (dbl), jtwc_cp_pres (dbl), tokyo_lat (dbl), tokyo_lon
#> (dbl), tokyo_grade (dbl), tokyo_wind (dbl), tokyo_pres (dbl),
#> neumann_lat (dbl), neumann_lon (dbl), neumann_grade (dbl),
#> neumann_wind (dbl), neumann_pres (dbl), hko_lat (dbl), hko_lon (dbl),
#> hko_grade (dbl), hko_wind (dbl), hko_pres (dbl), cphc_lat (dbl),
#> cphc_lon (dbl), cphc_grade (dbl), cphc_wind (dbl), cphc_pres (dbl),
#> wellington_lat (dbl), wellington_lon (dbl), wellington_grade (dbl),
#> wellington_wind (dbl), wellington_pres (dbl), newdelhi_lat (dbl),
#> newdelhi_lon (dbl), newdelhi_grade (dbl), newdelhi_wind (dbl),
#> newdelhi_pres (dbl), nadi_lat (dbl), nadi_lon (dbl), nadi_grade
#> (dbl), nadi_wind (dbl), nadi_pres (dbl), reunion_rmw (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_1_ne (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_1_se (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_1_sw (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_1_nw (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_2_ne (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_2_se (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_2_sw (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_2_nw (dbl),
#> bom_mn_hurr_xtnt (dbl), bom_mn_gale_xtnt (dbl), bom_mn_eye_diam
#> (dbl), bom_roci (dbl), atcf_rmw (dbl), atcf_poci (dbl), atcf_roci
#> (dbl), atcf_eye (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad1 (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad2
#> (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad3 (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad4 (dbl),
#> atcf_wrad50_rad1 (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad2 (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad3
#> (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad4 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad1 (dbl),
#> atcf_wrad64_rad2 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad3 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad4
#> (dbl), tokyo_dir50 (dbl), tokyo_long50 (dbl), tokyo_short50 (dbl),
#> tokyo_dir30 (dbl), tokyo_long30 (dbl), tokyo_short30 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._rmw (dbl), jtwc_.._poci (dbl), jtwc_.._roci (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._eye (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad2
#> (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad4 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad50_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad50_rad2 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad50_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad50_rad4 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad64_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad64_rad2 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad64_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad64_rad4 (dbl)
Or by storm id, see storm_meta('storm_names') for storm ids and their names.
storm_data(storm='1970143N19091')
#> <NOAA Storm Data>
#> Size: 5 X 195
#>
#> serial_num season num basin sub_basin name iso_time nature
#> 1 1970143N19091 1970 2 NI BB 02B 1970-05-22 18:00:00 TS
#> 2 1970143N19091 1970 2 NI BB 02B 1970-05-23 00:00:00 TS
#> 3 1970143N19091 1970 2 NI BB 02B 1970-05-23 06:00:00 TS
#> 4 1970143N19091 1970 2 NI BB 02B 1970-05-23 12:00:00 TS
#> 5 1970143N19091 1970 2 NI BB 02B 1970-05-23 18:00:00 NR
#> Variables not shown: latitude (dbl), longitude (dbl), wind.wmo. (dbl),
#> pres.wmo. (dbl), center (chr), wind.wmo..percentile (dbl),
#> pres.wmo..percentile (dbl), track_type (chr), latitude_for_mapping
#> (dbl), longitude_for_mapping (dbl), current.basin (chr),
#> hurdat_atl_lat (dbl), hurdat_atl_lon (dbl), hurdat_atl_grade (dbl),
#> hurdat_atl_wind (dbl), hurdat_atl_pres (dbl), td9636_lat (dbl),
#> td9636_lon (dbl), td9636_grade (dbl), td9636_wind (dbl), td9636_pres
#> (dbl), reunion_lat (dbl), reunion_lon (dbl), reunion_grade (dbl),
#> reunion_wind (dbl), reunion_pres (dbl), atcf_lat (dbl), atcf_lon
#> (dbl), atcf_grade (dbl), atcf_wind (dbl), atcf_pres (dbl),
#> ds824_sh_lat (dbl), ds824_sh_lon (dbl), ds824_sh_grade (dbl),
#> ds824_sh_wind (dbl), ds824_sh_pres (dbl), ds824_ni_lat (dbl),
#> ds824_ni_lon (dbl), ds824_ni_grade (dbl), ds824_ni_wind (dbl),
#> ds824_ni_pres (dbl), bom_lat (dbl), bom_lon (dbl), bom_grade (dbl),
#> bom_wind (dbl), bom_pres (dbl), ds824_au_lat (dbl), ds824_au_lon
#> (dbl), ds824_au_grade (dbl), ds824_au_wind (dbl), ds824_au_pres
#> (dbl), jtwc_sh_lat (dbl), jtwc_sh_lon (dbl), jtwc_sh_grade (dbl),
#> jtwc_sh_wind (dbl), jtwc_sh_pres (dbl), jtwc_wp_lat (dbl),
#> jtwc_wp_lon (dbl), jtwc_wp_grade (dbl), jtwc_wp_wind (dbl),
#> jtwc_wp_pres (dbl), td9635_lat (dbl), td9635_lon (dbl), td9635_grade
#> (dbl), td9635_wind (dbl), td9635_pres (dbl), ds824_wp_lat (dbl),
#> ds824_wp_lon (dbl), ds824_wp_grade (dbl), ds824_wp_wind (dbl),
#> ds824_wp_pres (dbl), jtwc_io_lat (dbl), jtwc_io_lon (dbl),
#> jtwc_io_grade (dbl), jtwc_io_wind (dbl), jtwc_io_pres (dbl), cma_lat
#> (dbl), cma_lon (dbl), cma_grade (dbl), cma_wind (dbl), cma_pres
#> (dbl), hurdat_epa_lat (dbl), hurdat_epa_lon (dbl), hurdat_epa_grade
#> (dbl), hurdat_epa_wind (dbl), hurdat_epa_pres (dbl), jtwc_ep_lat
#> (dbl), jtwc_ep_lon (dbl), jtwc_ep_grade (dbl), jtwc_ep_wind (dbl),
#> jtwc_ep_pres (dbl), ds824_ep_lat (dbl), ds824_ep_lon (dbl),
#> ds824_ep_grade (dbl), ds824_ep_wind (dbl), ds824_ep_pres (dbl),
#> jtwc_cp_lat (dbl), jtwc_cp_lon (dbl), jtwc_cp_grade (dbl),
#> jtwc_cp_wind (dbl), jtwc_cp_pres (dbl), tokyo_lat (dbl), tokyo_lon
#> (dbl), tokyo_grade (dbl), tokyo_wind (dbl), tokyo_pres (dbl),
#> neumann_lat (dbl), neumann_lon (dbl), neumann_grade (dbl),
#> neumann_wind (dbl), neumann_pres (dbl), hko_lat (dbl), hko_lon (dbl),
#> hko_grade (dbl), hko_wind (dbl), hko_pres (dbl), cphc_lat (dbl),
#> cphc_lon (dbl), cphc_grade (dbl), cphc_wind (dbl), cphc_pres (dbl),
#> wellington_lat (dbl), wellington_lon (dbl), wellington_grade (dbl),
#> wellington_wind (dbl), wellington_pres (dbl), newdelhi_lat (dbl),
#> newdelhi_lon (dbl), newdelhi_grade (dbl), newdelhi_wind (dbl),
#> newdelhi_pres (dbl), nadi_lat (dbl), nadi_lon (dbl), nadi_grade
#> (dbl), nadi_wind (dbl), nadi_pres (dbl), reunion_rmw (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_1_ne (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_1_se (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_1_sw (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_1_nw (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_2_ne (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_2_se (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_2_sw (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_2_nw (dbl),
#> bom_mn_hurr_xtnt (dbl), bom_mn_gale_xtnt (dbl), bom_mn_eye_diam
#> (dbl), bom_roci (dbl), atcf_rmw (dbl), atcf_poci (dbl), atcf_roci
#> (dbl), atcf_eye (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad1 (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad2
#> (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad3 (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad4 (dbl),
#> atcf_wrad50_rad1 (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad2 (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad3
#> (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad4 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad1 (dbl),
#> atcf_wrad64_rad2 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad3 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad4
#> (dbl), tokyo_dir50 (dbl), tokyo_long50 (dbl), tokyo_short50 (dbl),
#> tokyo_dir30 (dbl), tokyo_long30 (dbl), tokyo_short30 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._rmw (dbl), jtwc_.._poci (dbl), jtwc_.._roci (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._eye (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad2
#> (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad4 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad50_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad50_rad2 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad50_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad50_rad4 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad64_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad64_rad2 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad64_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad64_rad4 (dbl)
Or by year, from 1842 to 2014.
storm_data(year=1941)
#> <NOAA Storm Data>
#> Size: 1766 X 195
#>
#> serial_num season num basin sub_basin name iso_time
#> 1 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-01 12:00:00
#> 2 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-01 18:00:00
#> 3 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-02 00:00:00
#> 4 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-02 06:00:00
#> 5 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-02 12:00:00
#> 6 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-02 18:00:00
#> 7 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-03 00:00:00
#> 8 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-03 06:00:00
#> 9 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-03 12:00:00
#> 10 1940215S18149 1941 1 SP EA NOT NAMED 1940-08-03 18:00:00
#> .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
#> Variables not shown: nature (chr), latitude (dbl), longitude (dbl),
#> wind.wmo. (dbl), pres.wmo. (dbl), center (chr), wind.wmo..percentile
#> (dbl), pres.wmo..percentile (dbl), track_type (chr),
#> latitude_for_mapping (dbl), longitude_for_mapping (dbl),
#> current.basin (chr), hurdat_atl_lat (dbl), hurdat_atl_lon (dbl),
#> hurdat_atl_grade (dbl), hurdat_atl_wind (dbl), hurdat_atl_pres (dbl),
#> td9636_lat (dbl), td9636_lon (dbl), td9636_grade (dbl), td9636_wind
#> (dbl), td9636_pres (dbl), reunion_lat (dbl), reunion_lon (dbl),
#> reunion_grade (dbl), reunion_wind (dbl), reunion_pres (dbl), atcf_lat
#> (dbl), atcf_lon (dbl), atcf_grade (dbl), atcf_wind (dbl), atcf_pres
#> (dbl), ds824_sh_lat (dbl), ds824_sh_lon (dbl), ds824_sh_grade (dbl),
#> ds824_sh_wind (dbl), ds824_sh_pres (dbl), ds824_ni_lat (dbl),
#> ds824_ni_lon (dbl), ds824_ni_grade (dbl), ds824_ni_wind (dbl),
#> ds824_ni_pres (dbl), bom_lat (dbl), bom_lon (dbl), bom_grade (dbl),
#> bom_wind (dbl), bom_pres (dbl), ds824_au_lat (dbl), ds824_au_lon
#> (dbl), ds824_au_grade (dbl), ds824_au_wind (dbl), ds824_au_pres
#> (dbl), jtwc_sh_lat (dbl), jtwc_sh_lon (dbl), jtwc_sh_grade (dbl),
#> jtwc_sh_wind (dbl), jtwc_sh_pres (dbl), jtwc_wp_lat (dbl),
#> jtwc_wp_lon (dbl), jtwc_wp_grade (dbl), jtwc_wp_wind (dbl),
#> jtwc_wp_pres (dbl), td9635_lat (dbl), td9635_lon (dbl), td9635_grade
#> (dbl), td9635_wind (dbl), td9635_pres (dbl), ds824_wp_lat (dbl),
#> ds824_wp_lon (dbl), ds824_wp_grade (dbl), ds824_wp_wind (dbl),
#> ds824_wp_pres (dbl), jtwc_io_lat (dbl), jtwc_io_lon (dbl),
#> jtwc_io_grade (dbl), jtwc_io_wind (dbl), jtwc_io_pres (dbl), cma_lat
#> (dbl), cma_lon (dbl), cma_grade (dbl), cma_wind (dbl), cma_pres
#> (dbl), hurdat_epa_lat (dbl), hurdat_epa_lon (dbl), hurdat_epa_grade
#> (dbl), hurdat_epa_wind (dbl), hurdat_epa_pres (dbl), jtwc_ep_lat
#> (dbl), jtwc_ep_lon (dbl), jtwc_ep_grade (dbl), jtwc_ep_wind (dbl),
#> jtwc_ep_pres (dbl), ds824_ep_lat (dbl), ds824_ep_lon (dbl),
#> ds824_ep_grade (dbl), ds824_ep_wind (dbl), ds824_ep_pres (dbl),
#> jtwc_cp_lat (dbl), jtwc_cp_lon (dbl), jtwc_cp_grade (dbl),
#> jtwc_cp_wind (dbl), jtwc_cp_pres (dbl), tokyo_lat (dbl), tokyo_lon
#> (dbl), tokyo_grade (dbl), tokyo_wind (dbl), tokyo_pres (dbl),
#> neumann_lat (dbl), neumann_lon (dbl), neumann_grade (dbl),
#> neumann_wind (dbl), neumann_pres (dbl), hko_lat (dbl), hko_lon (dbl),
#> hko_grade (dbl), hko_wind (dbl), hko_pres (dbl), cphc_lat (dbl),
#> cphc_lon (dbl), cphc_grade (dbl), cphc_wind (dbl), cphc_pres (dbl),
#> wellington_lat (dbl), wellington_lon (dbl), wellington_grade (dbl),
#> wellington_wind (dbl), wellington_pres (dbl), newdelhi_lat (dbl),
#> newdelhi_lon (dbl), newdelhi_grade (dbl), newdelhi_wind (dbl),
#> newdelhi_pres (dbl), nadi_lat (dbl), nadi_lon (dbl), nadi_grade
#> (dbl), nadi_wind (dbl), nadi_pres (dbl), reunion_rmw (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_1_ne (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_1_se (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_1_sw (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_1_nw (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_2_ne (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_2_se (dbl),
#> reunion_wind_radii_2_sw (dbl), reunion_wind_radii_2_nw (dbl),
#> bom_mn_hurr_xtnt (dbl), bom_mn_gale_xtnt (dbl), bom_mn_eye_diam
#> (dbl), bom_roci (dbl), atcf_rmw (dbl), atcf_poci (dbl), atcf_roci
#> (dbl), atcf_eye (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad1 (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad2
#> (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad3 (dbl), atcf_wrad34_rad4 (dbl),
#> atcf_wrad50_rad1 (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad2 (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad3
#> (dbl), atcf_wrad50_rad4 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad1 (dbl),
#> atcf_wrad64_rad2 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad3 (dbl), atcf_wrad64_rad4
#> (dbl), tokyo_dir50 (dbl), tokyo_long50 (dbl), tokyo_short50 (dbl),
#> tokyo_dir30 (dbl), tokyo_long30 (dbl), tokyo_short30 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._rmw (dbl), jtwc_.._poci (dbl), jtwc_.._roci (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._eye (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad2
#> (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad34_rad4 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad50_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad50_rad2 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad50_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad50_rad4 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad64_rad1 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad64_rad2 (dbl),
#> jtwc_.._wrad64_rad3 (dbl), jtwc_.._wrad64_rad4 (dbl)
The result from storm_shp() is the path, and some metadata, for the shp files downloaded. You can read in the shp files separately with storm_shp_read().
(res <- storm_shp(year=2013))
#> <NOAA Storm Shp Files>
#> Path: ~/.rnoaa/storms/year/Year.2013.ibtracs_all_points.v03r06.shp
#> Basin: <NA>
#> Storm: <NA>
#> Year: 2013
#> Type: points
You can easily read in the data (or do it on your own), then do stuff with the data, like make a simple plot.
resshp <- storm_shp_read(res)
#> OGR data source with driver: ESRI Shapefile
#> Source: "/Users/sacmac/.rnoaa/storms/year/Year.2013.ibtracs_all_points.v03r06.shp", layer: "Year.2013.ibtracs_all_points.v03r06"
#> with 3053 features and 146 fields
#> Feature type: wkbPoint with 2 dimensions
library(maps)
map()
points(resshp)