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Cities outside the tropical-cyclone belt

NOAA's IBTrACS archives every named tropical cyclone since 1980, with 3-hourly waypoints. We checked all 306,000 waypoints against every city center, these cities sit completely outside the storm belt. Verified absence, not vibes.

frequently asked

Quick answers.

Doesn't “outside the storm belt” depend on climate change?
Possibly, IBTrACS captures 45 years of historical tracks. A city with zero exposure since 1980 has a very low baseline risk. Future shifts may change the picture; the dataset is updated yearly.
What about extra-tropical storms or hurricanes that lose strength?
IBTrACS records the full track until extratropical transition, so a hurricane that becomes a regular winter storm before reaching the city would still count. Lisbon shows 9 storms (Atlantic remnants like Leslie); Berlin shows zero.
What's the radius?
200 km from the city center, close enough that storm damage, evacuations and power outages are realistic. We also count Cat-1+ landfalls separately on each city page.

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