Time Bias Corrected U.S. Divisional Temperature-Precipitation-Drought Index, 1895 to 1993

This dataset from NCDC (DSI 9640) contains monthly average temperature, precipitation, and Palmer Drought Indices: drought severity (PDSI), hydrological drought (PHDI), Z index, and modified drought severity (PMDI), for each climatic division in the 48 contiguous U.S. states, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The period of record is January 1895 to April 1993. Monthly averages within a climatic division have been calculated by giving equal weight to stations reporting both temperature and precipitation.

NOTE: This dataset has been superseded by a newer version that is available from NCEI [http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cirs].

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1895-01
    End:  1993-04

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1895-01
Temporal Range End 1993-04
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 49
Bounding Box South Lat 18
Bounding Box West Long -125
Bounding Box East Long -66
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : Newer Version of this Dataset at NCEI

Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 19.00 MB
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Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Bob Dattore
Resource Support Email dattore@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive
Distributor NCAR Research Data Archive
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email rdahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NCAR Research Data Archive

Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
Publication Date 1982-05-13
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/MH6E-SQ58
Alternate Identifier ds885.1
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-01-03T15:12:08-07:00
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.rda::ds885.1
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1982). Time Bias Corrected U.S. Divisional Temperature-Precipitation-Drought Index, 1895 to 1993. Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/MH6E-SQ58. Accessed 28 March 2024.

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