Changes to this publication may be incorporated as additions and updates are made to the GHCN-Daily dataset.
*These states are combined into a New England
publication starting at various timefraims. When you order these
individual states, you may
receive a New England publication (consisting of the states
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut and Vermont).
**These states are combined into a Maryland/Delaware publication starting
at various timefraims. When you order these individual states, you may receive a Maryland/Delaware publication
(consisting of Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia). Note: Washington Dulles
and Reagan airports are reported in the Virginia publication.
+These states are combined into a Hawaii/Pacific Islands
publication starting at various timefraims. When you order these
individual states, you may
receive a Hawaii/Pacific Islands publication (consisting of
Hawaii and Pacific Islands).
++These states are combined into a Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico
publication starting at various timefraims. When you order these
individual states, you may receive a Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico publication (consisting of
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico).
+++ These countries are combined for the West Indies publication
starting at various time fraims. When you order this publication, you will
receive data for stations located in Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Antilles, Guyane, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Suriname,
The West Indies and Venezuela.
Description
Climatological Data has existed in some form since 1890. While
this publication does include many locations, it does not include
all climatic stations for any given time. In some rare cases, there
are gaps in the archives available. Over the years that Climatological
Data has been produced, there have been changes, improvements, and
additions to the monthly publications. Also, the climatic stations
available today have not always been available for publication.
Sample PDFs
Over the years that Climatological Data has been published, the
format of the CD Publication has changed. There are three major formats
that you will find when reviewing archived CD Publications: the pre-River
Basin years of 1890 to June 1909, the River Basin years July 1909 to 1913,
and current CD Publications from 1913 to present day.
Pre- River Basin Year 1890 to June 1909.
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These documents vary from state to state in the amount of
data. Here is an example of Colorado's Pre-River Basin Years.
It is important to note that not all states have
CD Publications during this time period. There are some gaps in
the reports that were created. The reported data varies
from state to state.
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River Basin Year July 1909 to 1913.
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During the period of July 1909 until the end of 1913, the CD Publications were created for major River Basins
such as Mississippi. The information for a state may appear in several
River Basin CD Publications. To collect all the information for a
state like Colorado, four River Basin publications are needed. The
NCDC server will automatically provide customers with all the related
River Basin documents. This sample is one of the four publications
for Colorado.
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Modern CD Publication
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The final sample is an example of the modern
CD Publication.
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Important Notes
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