U.S. National Climatic Center 3- and 6-Hourly Station Data

Station data from 255 U.S. surface stations are archived in this dataset. Station observation data include temperature, dew point, wind, visibility, weather, and clouds. Prior to October 1972, observation data are available at 6-hourly intervals, and from October 1972 on, they are available at 3-hourly intervals. The station reports also include 6-hourly precipitation amounts and daily maximum temperature.

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Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1969-07
    End:  1976-09

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Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1969-07
Temporal Range End 1976-09
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 N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format Binary
Standardized Resource Format Binary
Asset Size 89.255 MB
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Author Meteorological Development Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 1980-03-20
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/V950-F674
Alternate Identifier d521000
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:25:37Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d521000
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Meteorological Development Laboratory, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce. (1980). U.S. National Climatic Center 3- and 6-Hourly Station Data. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/V950-F674. Accessed 11 October 2025.

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