The Philippines frequently experiences tropical cyclones (called 'bagyo' in
the Filipino language) because of its geographical position. These cyclones
typically bring heavy rainfall, leading to widespread flooding, as well as
strong winds that cause significant damage to human life, crops, and
property. Data on cyclones are collected and curated by the Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
and made available through its website. This package contains Philippine
tropical cyclones data in a machine-readable format. It is hoped that this
data package provides an interesting and unique dataset for data exploration
and visualisation as an adjunct to the traditional iris dataset and to the
current palmerpenguins dataset.
bagyoA data frame with 9 columns and 86 rows:
| Variable | Description |
| year | Year |
| category_code | Tropical cyclone category code |
| category_name | Tropical cyclone category name |
| name | Name given to the tropical cyclone by Philippine authorities |
| rsmc_name | Name given to the tropical cyclone by RSMC |
| start | Date and time at which cyclone enters Philippine waters |
| end | Date and time at which cyclone leaves Philippine waters |
| pressure | Maximum central pressure in hPa |
| speed | Maximum sustained wind speed in km/h |
Maintainer: Ernest Guevarra ernest@guevarra.io (ORCID) [copyright holder]
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