# hurdat2py

A clean, researcher-focused Python interface for the NOAA HURDAT2 Hurricane Database.

**Disclaimer:** This package is maintained primarily for personal research.

## Installation

```bash
pip install hurdat2py
```

## Quick Start

```python
import hurdat2py

# Initialize (Download/Cache latest data)
atl = hurdat2py.Hurdat2()

# Get a storm and plot it
katrina = atl['Katrina', 2005]
katrina.plot()
```

## Attribution & Acknowledgements
* **Data:** National Hurricane Center (HURDAT2).
* **Inspiration:** The plotting aesthetic in this package was inspired by the excellent [tropycal](https://tropycal.github.io/tropycal/index.html) library. While `hurdat2py` is a standalone implementation, we aimed to match their publication-quality visual style.