NCDC: Global Climate Change

Global Climate Change

NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC operates the World Data Center for Meteorology which is co-located at NCDC in Asheville, North Carolina, and the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology which is located in Boulder, Colorado.

NCDC supports a three tier national climate services support program - the partners include: NCDC, Regional Climate Centers, and State Climatologists.

Events, Reports & Publications

NCDC Climate Monitoring Page
Testimony of NCDC Director Thomas R. Karl at US Senate Hearing on Climate Change (Web Page)
Evaporation Changes over the US & Former USSR: A Reassessment (Paper, PDF)
Precipitation Trends Over The Russian Permafrost-free Zone (Paper, PDF)
Observed Variability & Trends in Extreme Climate Events (Paper, PDF)
Temporal Changes in the Relationship Between Cloud Cover and Temperature (Paper, PDF)
Changes in the Probability of Heavy Precipitation (Paper, PDF)
Recent Changes in Cloud Type Frequency and Convection (Paper, PDF)
Heavy Precipitation & High Streamflow in the Contiguous U.S. (Paper, PDF)
The Relationship of Cloud Cover to Near-Surface Temperature and Humidity (Paper, PDF)
Temperature Time Series for China, India, & the U.S. (Web Page)
Global Warming Frequently Asked Questions (Web Page)
A New Perspective on Global Warming--Max/Min Temperature Trends (Published Paper)
Indices of Climatic Change for the U.S. (Published Paper)
El Nino/La Nina (Reports, Links, Etc)
Climatic Extremes & Weather Events (Web System)
Worldwide Weather & Climate Events (Numerous Special Reports)
U.S. Billion Dollar Weather Disasters (Special Report)
Climate Variations Bulletin (Monthly Reports, 1994 to Present)
NCDC Products & Services Guide
NCDC Bibliography

Data, Images & Climatology

Climatic Extremes & Weather Events (Web System)
NNDC Climate Data Online (Interactive Selection of Long-Term Climatic Data)
Storm Events Database (Severe Weather Reports, 1995 to Present)
Historical Global Extremes
Long-Term Global Climatic Data (Monthly Data, 1700-present)
Global Surface Temperature Anomalies (Monthly Data, 1999 to Present)
U.S. Historical Climate Network (Monthly Data, 1880-1995)
Recent Global Climatic Data (Daily Data, 1994 to Present)
Interactive Graphing of Global Climatic Data
U.S. Radar Composite Images (1995 to Present)
Get/View Online Climate Data (All NCDC Online Digital Climatic Datasets)

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