DATE
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DESCRIPTION
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SAMPLES
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Daily climate data
[digital] |
for several thousand stations east of the Rocky
Mountains. Parameters reported include: high, low and mean temperatures;
precipitation; snowfall; snowdepth and degree days. Limited data
is available on pan evaporation, and soil temperatures. Many of these
stations go back to 1948, although some stations go back to the turn
of the century. |
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Surface hourly observations
[digital] |
for over 100 sites in the eastern half of the
U.S. Parameters reported include: air temperature, dewpoint, wet-bulb,
pressure, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction. |
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Hourly precipitation
[digital] |
for select Midwestern sites. |
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Local Climatological Data
[paper records] |
for most major midwestern cities. The LCD reports
are a certified publication produced by the National Climatic Data
Center that includes summary of the day data, hourly precipitation,
and 3-hourly observations including cloud cover and visibility. |
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Storm Data
[paper records] |
for flood, hail, high wind, tornado, blizzard
and any other strange or unusual weather reports. |
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Historical Climate Division
[digital] |
Historical Climate Division (digital) data back
to 1895 for temperature, precipitation, degree days and Palmer drought
indices on a monthly basis. |
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Solar radiation
[digital] |
data for select sites are available on a daily,
monthly or annual basis. |
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Potential evapotranspiration
[digital] |
data for select sites are available on a daily,
monthly or annual basis. |
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Modeled soil moisture
[digital] |
data for Midwestern climate divisions back to
1949 on a weekly basis. |
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| CD-ROM Products |
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Please note that these sample products are just a few of the formats and
products that the MRCC has developed. Other formats and products may be
available. Some of these products are available on our on-line subscription
service, the Midwest Climate Information System (MICIS), and others are only available through
a special order placed with our Service Office. For more information, call
(217) 244-8226 or write:
Midwestern Regional Climate Center
2204 Griffith Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
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