This endpoint lists tropical cyclones captured across all initialization times
for a model. Use min_time , max_time , or both to
find cyclones whose lifetime overlaps the specified window. Results are ordered
by start_time from newest to oldest. To find every initialization
time that captures a cyclone, use the
tropical cyclone initialization-times endpoint.
If a generated ID is later matched to an operational storm,
it remains a valid query alias but is no longer listed separately.
This endpoint is currently available for wm-6 .
| Name | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| basin Optional | Return cyclones that occupied this basin at any published initialization time. | AL, EP, CP, WP, NI, SI, AU, SP |
| include_unofficial_ids Optional | Also include unmatched ensemble member tracks. Defaults to false . | boolean |
| min_time Optional | Return cyclones whose published lifetime ends at or after this time. May be used independently or with max_time . | ISO 8601 or YYYYMMDDHH |
| max_time Optional | Return cyclones whose published lifetime begins at or before this time. May be used independently or with min_time . | ISO 8601 or YYYYMMDDHH |
| page Optional | Zero-indexed page number. Defaults to 0 . | integer |
| page_size Optional | Number of cyclones per page. Defaults to 64 ; maximum 500 . | integer |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| -m, --model Required | Set to wm-6 . |
| --basin Optional | Return cyclones that occupied this basin at any published initialization time. Options: AL, EP, CP, WP, NI, SI, AU, SP. |
| --include-unofficial-ids Optional | Also include unmatched ensemble member tracks. Defaults to false . |
| --min-time Optional | Return cyclones whose published lifetime ends at or after this time. Accepts ISO 8601 or YYYYMMDDHH. May be used independently or with --max-time . |
| --max-time Optional | Return cyclones whose published lifetime begins at or before this time. Accepts ISO 8601 or YYYYMMDDHH. May be used independently or with --min-time . |
| --page Optional | Zero-indexed page number. Defaults to 0 . |
| --page-size Optional | Number of cyclones per page. Defaults to 64 ; maximum 500 . |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| model Required | Set to wm-6 . |
| basin Optional | Return cyclones that occupied this basin at any published initialization time. Options: AL, EP, CP, WP, NI, SI, AU, SP. |
| include_unofficial_ids Optional | Also include unmatched ensemble member tracks. Defaults to false . |
| min_time Optional | Return cyclones whose published lifetime ends at or after this time. Accepts ISO 8601 or YYYYMMDDHH. May be used independently or with max_time . |
| max_time Optional | Return cyclones whose published lifetime begins at or before this time. Accepts ISO 8601 or YYYYMMDDHH. May be used independently or with min_time . |
| page Optional | Zero-indexed page number. Defaults to 0 . |
| page_size Optional | Number of cyclones per page. Defaults to 64 ; maximum 500 . |
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tropical_cyclones | object | Object keyed by tropical cyclone ID. |
| {tropical_cyclone_id} | object | Metadata for one cyclone. |
| tropical_cyclone_id | string | Operational ATCF ID, or a generated ID when unofficial IDs were requested. |
| storm_name | string or null | Operational storm name, when available. |
| basins | array of strings | Basins occupied by the cyclone, in first-seen order. |
| start_time | string | Earliest track time across all initialization times. |
| end_time | string | Latest track time across all initialization times. |
| total | integer | Total number of matching cyclones. |
| page | integer | Returned page number. |
| page_size | integer | Requested page size. |