U.S. Historical Climatology Network Daily Observations

This dataset contains daily observations of maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and snow depth for U.S. Historical Climatology Network observing stations in the contiguous 48 United States. These stations are part of the U.S. Cooperative network, but also have long periods of record.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1871-01-01
    End:  1998-01-01

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1871-01-01
Temporal Range End 1998-01-01
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : The NDP070 dataset at CDIAC
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format ASCII
Standardized Resource Format ASCII
Asset Size 1142.366 MB
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

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Resource Support Email datahelp@ucar.edu
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Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
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Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1991-09-19
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/Q3FK-3H97
Alternate Identifier d511000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:25:38Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d511000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy. (1991). U.S. Historical Climatology Network Daily Observations. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/Q3FK-3H97. Accessed 12 October 2025.

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