Climate Data
Canadian
Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000
Provides climate
normals data including average temperature, precipitation,
sunshine, and wind speeds. Data is first broken down by
providence and then into individual cities. Maintained by
Environment Canada.
Climatological
Database for the World's Oceans 1750-1850
Data based on logbooks from the European
Union. Version 1.5
Degree
Day Monitoring & Data
Provides maps and data sets showing
observed degree days, departures from normal, averaged temperature
percentile, and winter energy savings based on temperature.
Maintained by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC).
Eastern
Region Headquarters Internet Web Site
Contains staff notes, station
digests, technical notes, and links to specific forecast offices.
Maintained by the Eastern Region Headquarters of the National
Weather Service.
Environment
Canada. Weather Office
"THE SOURCEŽ
for Weather in Canada." Links to current weather
conditions and a five day forecast for cities through Canada.
Maintained by the Meteorological Service of Canada.
Extreme Weather and Climate Events
This National
Climatic Data Center site includes temperature, precipitation, and
storm events.
FEMA
Storm Watch
Provides current
news, various storm related fact sheets, and storm data for the
Atlantic and Northeast Pacific. Maintained by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
Global
Climate Data & Maps
Provides global climate highlights
and anomalies, global Regional Climate maps, global precipitation
time series, global temperature time series, and, in partnership
with African Meteorological and Climatic Services, maps and data
on Africa. Maintained by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center
(CPC).
Historical
Climate Data for the United States and Worldwide Sites
Contains historical climate data
for the United States and Worldwide sites as compiled by Dr. Arlin
Nicks of the USDA-ARS. "The database includes daily
precipitation and daily min-max air temperature for National
Weather Service stations from 1949-1996 and from worldwide
stations compiled by Global Data Systems." Maintained
by the USDA's Agricultural Research Station.
Historical
climatology of New England and New York, Pennsylvania, and New
Jersey
Historical climate data by state, city/town, year, weather
type, diary author, and images as far back as 1623. Data comes
from diaries and early written records. Over 100,000 records
currently available. Developed
and maintained by the Climate Change Institute, University of Maine.
Project director, Gregory K. Zielinski, Ph.D.
International
Research Institute for Climate Prediction
Includes monthly data on precipitation, atmospheric temperature
and circulation, and ocean temperature. The Earth Institute,
Columbia University.
Major
World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles
Provides crop maps and regional
information such as climate zones, monthly climate data, freeze
date maps, historical crop area, yield, and production data for
various countries throughout the world. Note: Site is
said to be still under construction. Maintained by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
National
Climate Data Center (NCDC)
"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." Maintained by the
National Climatic Data Center.
National
Weather Service – Caribou, Maine
Provides current
weather conditions and climatic data for various cities throughout
Maine. Also includes marine and aviation forecasts, radar
and Satellite images, and fire weather information.
Maintained by the national weather station in Caribou, Maine.
National
Weather Service – Gray/Portland, Maine
Provides express
Weather information for various Maine cities and current weather
warnings for Maine and New Hampshire. Other features
include: information on flood awareness, satellite and radar
imagery, and a wind chill chart. Maintained by the national
weather station in Grey, Maine.
Plymouth
State College (PSC) Weather Center
Provides
up to date observations and forecasts for various cities in each
state, along with city summaries for Canada, Latin America, and
other foreign countries. Other resources include a
variety of different maps and radar images. Maintained
by the Plymouth State College Meteorology Program.
Reconstructing North
American, Eurasian, and Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent,
1915-1997
Time series data set available
through ftp from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Reconstructing
North American Snow Extent, 1900-1993
Data set available from the National Snow
and Ice Data Center.
Storm Events
Select state and then search by
date, county, and event type. Limit the search by property
damage, number of injuries and/or deaths, wind speed, hail size,
and/or tornado rating.
The
Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) Project
The Homepage for the TAO Project,
including an overview and tour. Provides data and
publications produced by project. Data and graphic displays
are updated daily.
Tree Ring
"Maintained by the NOAA
Paleoclimatology Program and World Data Center for
Paleoclimatology. The Data Bank includes raw ring width or wood
density measurements, and site chronologies (growth indices for a
site). Tree-ring measurement series from other parameters
are welcome as well. Reconstructed climate parameters, including
North American Drought, are also available for some areas. Over
1000 sites on five continents are included."
U.S.
Climate Data & Maps
Provides "time series, and
maps for various climate parameters, such as precipitation,
temperature, snow cover, and degree days. Precipitation maps
include the Palmer Drought and Crop Moisture Indices."
Maintained by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC).
United
States Climate Page
Thirty year (1961-1990) climate date for
selected U.S. cities presented in a clickable U.S. map format.
From Climate Diagnostics Center, NOAA.
WorldClimate.com
The creation of
computer consultant Robert Hoare, Worldclimate.com "contains
over 85,000 records of world climate data (historical weather
averages) from a wide range of sources." By entering
the name of a specific city, the user is provided with its average
maximum and minimum temperature, rainfall, etc. Designed for
a general audience.
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