With historical hurricane tracks from NOAA Digital Coast, you can look for trends in where hurricanes occur or pull up the facts on a single storm. For background information on hurricanes and tropical weather, check out the educational resources on our hurricane collection.
![Animated tiny tutorial for accessing information on historical hurricane tracks. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Animated tiny tutorial for accessing information on historical hurricane tracks.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Aug/hurricanes2020_actual.gif)
Below, you can look through each step at your own pace.
![Step 1: Go to https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 1: Go to https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Aug/hurricanes2020_1.jpg)
![Step 2: Type the location, name, year, or basin of a hurricane and hit enter. A basin is a region of the ocean, like "North Atlantic" or "East Pacific." (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 2: Type the location, name, year, or basin of a hurricane and hit enter. A basin is a region of the ocean, like "North Atlantic" or "East Pacific."](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Aug/hurricanes2020_2a.jpg)
![Step 3: Select a storm from search results to explore data from that storm. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 3: Select a storm from search results to explore data from that storm.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Aug/hurricanes2020_3.jpg)
![Step 4: Explore data from the storm. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 4: Explore data from the storm.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Aug/hurricanes2020_4.jpg)
![Step 5: Click LEGEND to see color-coded storm categories. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 5: Click LEGEND to see color-coded storm categories.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Aug/hurricanes2020_5.jpg)
![Step 6: Colored circles match up with data in the DETAILS tab. (Image credit: NOAA Education) Step 6: Colored circles match up with data in the DETAILS tab.](/sites/default/files/legacy/image/2020/Aug/hurricanes2020_6.jpg)