Digital dataset of typhoon tracks during the early 20th century over the Western North Pacific. This dataset was not used for a long period. Because, it was stored in paper books in a library. I digitized the locations of typhoon tracks from the "Monthly Bulletins of the Philippine Weather Bureau". This dataset has been checked the quality of typhoon definition and tracks by comparing the current best track data.

Typhoon tracks of September

Typhoon tracks during the early 20th century:

Name of data set:	Typhoon tracks during the early 20th century
Data format:	ASCII
Organization of data:	each typhoon has a separated file
Parameter:	typhoon locations of each day
Spatial extent:	95-180 degrees East, 0-60 degrees North
Total number of tracks:	1329
Time period:	6 July 1902 to 4 September 1940
Time resolution:	1 day
Size of data:	approximately 320 KB

Distribution of Data

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Reference

• Kubota, H., and J. C. L. Chan (2009), Interdecadal variability of tropical cyclone landfall in the Philippines from 1902 to 2005, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L12802, doi:10.1029/2009GL038108.

Monthly Bulletins of the Philippine Weather Bureau 1901-1940: