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from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
"""
draw Atlantic Hurricane Tracks for storms that reached Cat 4 or 5.
part of the track for which storm is cat 4 or 5 is shown red.
ESRI shapefile data from http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/huralll.html
"""
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap as Basemap
# Lambert Conformal Conic maplt.
m = Basemap(llcrnrlon=-100.,llcrnrlat=0.,urcrnrlon=-20.,urcrnrlat=57.,
projection='lcc',lat_1=20.,lat_2=40.,lon_0=-60.,
resolution ='l',area_thresh=1000.)
# create figure.
fig=plt.figure()
# read shapefile.
shp_info = m.readshapefile('huralll020','hurrtracks',drawbounds=False)
print(shp_info)
# find names of storms that reached Cat 4.
names = []
for shapedict in m.hurrtracks_info:
cat = shapedict['CATEGORY']
name = shapedict['NAME']
if cat in ['H4','H5'] and name not in names:
# only use named storms.
if name != 'NOT NAMED': names.append(name)
print(names)
print(len(names))
# plot tracks of those storms.
for shapedict,shape in zip(m.hurrtracks_info,m.hurrtracks):
name = shapedict['NAME']
cat = shapedict['CATEGORY']
if name in names:
xx,yy = zip(*shape)
# show part of track where storm > Cat 4 as thick red.
if cat in ['H4','H5']:
m.plot(xx,yy,linewidth=1.5,color='r')
elif cat in ['H1','H2','H3']:
m.plot(xx,yy,color='k')
# draw coastlines, meridians and parallels.
m.drawcoastlines()
m.drawcountries()
m.drawmapboundary(fill_color='#99ffff')
m.fillcontinents(color='#cc9966',lake_color='#99ffff')
m.drawparallels(np.arange(10,70,20),labels=[1,1,0,0])
m.drawmeridians(np.arange(-100,0,20),labels=[0,0,0,1])
plt.title('Atlantic Hurricane Tracks (Storms Reaching Category 4, 1851-2004)')
plt.show()
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