Weather/Climate Events

About Weather/Climate Events Data

There is an old saying that expresses the thought that 'climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.' This part of the NCDC web site provides summaries of weather and climate events. In essence, climate is a statistical analysis of weather.  A basic example of climate would be to say that, for the month of June in a given location, temperatures should be near 80 degrees Fahrenheit and 5 inches of rain should fall. Such climate summaries are provided in a variety of formats, many based on a 'normal' base period of 30 years.  Many U.S. businesses use climate and weather data to make informed economic decisions.  Some examples of these businesses include agriculture, real estate, law firms, and research institutions. The links below offer climate and weather information for such parameters as temperature, precipitation, hurricane events, and snow extremes.

Weather/Climate Data and Products

• Extreme Weather and Climate Events (Maps, tables, reports)
• U.S. Climate Normals, 1971-2000 (Normals Data for ~8000 U.S. Locations)
• U.S. Storm Events Database (1950 - present, local storm and damage reports)
• Climate Maps of the United States (Over 700 maps of climate normals)
• Climate Monitoring (Maps and graphs depicting climate trends)
• Products and Publications
• NOAA Economics & Benefits (Cost/benefit valuations, data applications, links to data/products)

Climate Summaries

• Climatology for Southwest Asia (Numerous Data Sources and Summaries)
• Annual Climatological Summaries (Monthly/Annual Data for ~8000 U.S. Locations)
• Climatological Data (Daily/Monthly Data for ~8000 U.S. Locations)
• Climate Variations Bulletin (Monthly Reports of U.S. Climate)
• Climatic Data for Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations
• Climatic Maps for the U.S. (Selected U.S. Climate Atlas maps)
• Comparative Climatic Data (Climatological Averages for U.S. Cities)
• Climates of the World (PDF, Regional Narratives and Climatic Tables by City)
• U.S. Climate Normals Maps, 1961-1990 (Maps of Temperature, Precip, Degree Days)
• Freeze/Frost Data for the U.S. (PDF)
• Frost Free Maps for the U.S. (Based on 28F and 32F Temperatures)
• Heating and Cooling Degree Days (Monthly State, Regional, and National Degree Days)
• Hourly Precipitation Data (Hourly Precip Data for over 2500 U.S. Locations)
• Local Climatological Data (Hourly/Daily Data for nearly 300 U.S. Cities)
• Monthly Climatic Data for the World (Selected Worldwide Cities' Climate Summaries)
• Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the US (Frequency Distributions for Heavy Rainfall)
• Storm Data Publication (Monthly Reports of Damaging Weather)
• Wind Climatology (PDF, Wind Climatology for Selected U.S. Cities)

Additional Climate Information

• NOAA's Climate Web Page

Research and Monitoring

• Applied Research Center (ARC)
• Climate Monitoring
• Climate Research Summaries
• Global Warming FAQ (Questions about Global Warming)
• Paleoclimatology Home Page
• World Data Center for Meteorology - Asheville

Contact

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contact Information