Weather and Climate Resources
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Weather and Climate Grouped Tables
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National Databases
| Name of Database | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Climatological Summary | An annual summary of monthly temperature means, departures from normal and extremes (participating locations), heating & cooling degree data, and precipitation totals, departures from normal and extremes. A monthly tally of rain days, snow days and days within selected temperature thresholds is also included. Available for thousands of US locations. | On campus access only |
| Climatological Data Publications | Monthly editions contain station daily maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation. Some stations provide daily snowfall, snow depth, evaporation, and soil temperature data. Each issue also contains monthly summaries for heating and cooling degree days (65 degrees Fbase). The July issue also contains monthly heating degree days and snow data for the preceding July through June. The annual issue contains monthly and annual averages of temperature, precipitation, temperature extremes, freeze data, soil temperatures, evaporation, and a recap of monthly cooling degree days. Note that climatological Data has existed in some form since 1890. This publication does include many locations, it does not include all climatic stations for any given time. In some rare cases, there are gaps in the archives available. The climatic stations available today have not always been available for publication. | On campus access only |
| Edited Local Climatological Data and annual | Edited observations at 3 hourly intervals, daily, and monthly summaries for over 270 U.S. locations for period July 1996 to currently available (usually this product is 4-6 weeks behind the current date due to quality control editing process) | On campus access only |
| Hourly Precipitation Data | Contains hourly precipitation amounts obtained from recording rain gages located at National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, and cooperative observer stations. | On campus access only |
| Local Climatological Data Publication | A monthly summary from major airport weather stations that includes a daily account of temperature extremes, degree days, precipitation and winds. Also included are the hourly precipitation and abbreviated 3-hourly weather observations. Michigan Tech has access to these data that includes access to all back issues that are online. | On campus access onl |
| Monthly Climatic Data for the World | Monthly issues contains monthly mean temperature, pressure, precipitation, vapor pressure, and sunshine for approximately 2,000 surface data collection stations worldwide and monthly mean upper air temperatures, dew point depressions, and wind Velocities for approximately 500 observing sites. This is the final quality controlled copy and generally has a 4 - 6 month time lag. | On campus access only |
| Monthly Climate Norms | This product includes normals of average monthly and annual maximum, minimum, and mean temperature (degrees F), monthly and annual total precipitation (inches), and heating and cooling degree days (base 65 degrees F) for individual locations for the 1971-2000 period. | On campus access only |
| Storm Data | Monthly issues contain a chronological listing, by states, of storm occurrences and unusual weather phenomena. Reports contain information on storm paths, deaths, injuries, and property damage. An "Outstanding storms of the month" section highlights severe weather events with photographs, illustrations, and narratives. Users may also search the NCDC Storm Event database to find various types of storms recorded in your county or use other selection criteria as desired. | On campus access only |
| Unedited Local Climatological Data | Consists of unedited hourly, daily, and monthly summaries for over 700 U.S. locations. ASCII comma-delimited version is provided for those who desire to import the data into other applications. The data provided are preliminary and have not gone through full, quality control processing. | On campus access only |
| U. S. Climate Norms, Daily | Includes daily 1971-2000 normal maximum, minimum, and mean temperature (degrees F), heating and cooling degree days (base 65 degrees F), and precipitation (inches) for selected cooperative and First-Order stations. Monthly, seasonal, and annual normals of these elements are also presented. Monthly and annual precipitation probabilities and quintiles are also included. | On campus access only |
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Open Access Resources
| Name of Database | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Climate Maps of U.S. (PDF format) | Climatography of the U.S..shown on U.S. maps of mean air temperature, precipitation, heating/cooling degree data Publication of average temperature and precipitation data for over 800 stations | Open Access |
| Climates of the World (PDF format) | Publication of average temperature and precipitation data for over 800 stations | Open Access |
| Freeze/Frost data for the U.S. (PDF format) Selected Freeze/Frost Maps | This is an historic paper produced in 1988 listing the freeze and frost probability for each station listed by state. Also find link to selected maps on that link. | Open Access |
| Heating and Cooling Degree Day Data | These publications are designed to provide up-to-date heating and cooling fuel demand information on a state-wide basis. | Open Access |
| National Climatic Data Center | The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. | Open Access but some databases are on campus only Most databases listed above are on this site as well as additional data sets. |
| National Environmental Data Index | The National Environmental Data Index (NEDI) provides direct access to environmental data and information descriptions, and thereby, improves awareness of and facilitates access to data and information holdings. | Open Access but some databases are on campus only |
| National Geophysical Data Center | NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) provides scientific stewardship, products, and services for geophysical data from the Sun to the Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space. | Open Access but some databases are on campus only |
| National Oceanographic Data Center | The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) manages the acquisition, ingest processing, quality control and long-term preservation of oceanographic data. | Open Access but some databases are on campus only |
| NOAA site map | This site is organized by subject and could help find other materials from NOAA that are needed. | Open Access but some databases are on campus only Most databases listed above are on this site as well as additional data sets. |
| SRRS Analysis and Forecast Charts | The Service Records Retention System (SRRS) is an archive and access system for selected National Weather Service (NWS) operational products maintained at the National Climatic Data Center. | Open access |
| Wind Climatology (PDF format) | Wind Climatology for selected U.S. Cities | Open access |
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Library Paper and CDs
| Agency | Call Number range or subject | Call number for subject | Notes | Michigan Tech paper and CD availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | C 55.1: - C 55. 73: | Includes technical reports, annual publications, data, ocean reports, etc. | CD on Second Floor: C 55.54 Aviation information, Current information, geologic weather information, hourly weather, surface Coastal data. | |
| National Weather Service | C 55.101 - C 55.117: | Replaced the Weather Bureau. General publications, weather outlook, river summary, etc | Paper: from the 1960s to mid 90s, seasonal outlooks | |
| National Center for Environmental prediction | C 55.118 - C 55.197 | Formerly National Meteorological Center, Cooperative observers, Gulfstream, etc. mariners weather, etc. | Paper: Some daily Maps 2000 - 2002 | |
| National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service | C 55.201: - C 55.242 | Includes Storm data; environmental data, weather and crop data, Climatological data, climate impact assessments | Paper: Weekly Crop and weather Bulletin, 1970s to mid 1990s. | |
| Climatological Data, State sections | C 55.214/[state #]C 55.214/19 Michigan Data | Contains Climatological data for stations within each section. | Michigan Tech still collects the paper for Michigan, has 1940s to 2003. Also have paper for Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alaska, (1970s to early 1990s in paper - other online) | |
| Hourly Precipitation Data | C 55.216/[state#]C 55.216/17 | Gives daily totals and hourly precipitation data by stations | Limited paper available | |
| National Climatic Data Center | C 55.280: - C 55.289: | State and local Climatological data. | Limited paper available | |
| Local Climatological Data, Monthly | C 55.286/6-[state #]:dateC 55.286/6-23:Date Michigan data | Local Climatological | Limited paper available | |
| Local Climatological Data, Monthly and annual summaries | C 55.287/[state #-location #]:dateC 55.287/24-[specific location] Michigan data | This data is by station within each state. Michigan stations include Alpena, Detroit City Airport, Detroit metropolitan, Flint, Grand Rapids, Houghton Lake, Lansing,, Marquette, Muskegon, and Sault Sainte Marie. | Limited paper available | |
| National Oceanographic Data Center | C 55.290: - C 55.298: | Includes Buoy data, Mariners weather log, and National oceanography data center. | Much data available in CD section on second floor including environmental Buoy information, | |
| Historical Michigan Weather Data. Annual summary | C 55.214/19: | This data is 1902-1947 (some dates missing, hope to add missing, rebind) has narratives and is not in the catalog, it is in the govdocs office at this time. | Available in paper. |