World Monthly Surface Station Climatology

This world monthly surface station climatology has data for over 4700 different stations (2600 in more recent years). Data for some stations goes as far back as the mid-1700s. See decadal coverage [http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds570.0/#!docs/decadal.html] for more detail. Most of the data was obtained directly from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Asheville, North Carolina. However, much of the data prior to 1951 came from John Wolbach of Harvard College Observatory, who contracted to have this data key entered at NCDC. The first six months of 1961 were key entered at NCAR. Sharon Nicholson, Florida State University, provided African precipitation data to extend the records of over 250 stations. Dennis Shea, NCAR/CGD, has been a valuable source for data obtained directly from various countries.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1738-01-01
    End:  2025-08-31

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1738-01-01
Temporal Range End 2025-08-31
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 86.2
Bounding Box South Lat -90
Bounding Box West Long -180
Bounding Box East Long 179.7
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format DSS_WMSSC
Standardized Resource Format OTHER
Asset Size 208.00 MB
Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Bob Dattore
Resource Support Email dattore@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange
Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Meteorology Department, Florida State University
Harvard College Observatory, Harvard University
Climate Analysis Section, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1981-07-13
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Not Assigned
Alternate Identifier d570000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2025-10-03T00:46:03Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d570000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Meteorology Department, Florida State University, Harvard College Observatory, Harvard University, Climate Analysis Section, Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. (1981). World Monthly Surface Station Climatology. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d570000/. Accessed 04 October 2025.

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