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  ds510.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
U.S. National Climatic Data Center, U.S. National Weather Service, and U.S. Federal Aviation Agency, updated monthly: NCDC TD3200 U.S. Cooperative Summary of Day, 1890(1948)-cont. Dataset ds510.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds510.0/.
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
 Data formats:
Data contributors:
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NWS > National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOT/FAA > Federal Aviation Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation
Total volume:  27.864 Gbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in NCDC TD3200 Format
Observing PlatformObservation Type
  • Data Types
Average Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type)		Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations)
Land StationSurface
  • NCDC_TD3200:
  • Average cloudiness midnight to midnight (tenths)
  • Average cloudiness sunrise to sunset (tenths)
  • Average daily wind speed (miles/hour)
  • Cooling degree days
  • Departure from normal temperature (deg F)
  • Average daily dew-point temperature (deg F)
  • Different types of weather occurring on a given day
  • Day with weather in the vicinity
  • Daily evaporation (inch)
  • Fastest 2-minute wind direction and speed (degrees and miles/hour)
  • Fastest 5-second wind direction and speed (degrees and miles/hour)
  • Time of fastest mile or fastest 1-minute wind (hours and minutes)
  • Fastest mile wind direction and speed (16-point compass and miles/hour)
  • Fastest observed one-minute wind direction and speed (degrees and miles/hour)
  • Heating degree days
  • Daily minimum temperature of water in an evaporation pan (deg F)
  • Minimum relative humidity (percent)
  • Average temperature (deg F)
  • Daily maximum temperature of water in an evaporation pan (deg F)
  • Maximum relative humidity (percent)
  • NCDC_TD3200:OT07
  • Peak gust time or maximum 5-second wind speed time
  • Peak gust direction and speed (16-point compass and miles/hour)
  • Daily precipitation (inch)
  • Average daily station pressure (inch of mercury)
  • Daily percent of possible sunshine
  • NCDC_TD3200:PWND
  • Resultant wind direction (degrees)
  • Resultant wind speed (miles/hour)
  • Average cloudiness midnight to midnight from ceilometer (oktas)
  • Average cloudiness sunrise to sunset from ceilometer (oktas)
  • Average sky cover midnight to midnight (tenths)
  • Average sky cover sunrise to sunset (tenths)
  • NCDC_TD3200:SKYC
  • Average daily sea level pressure (mbar)
  • Average sky cover midnight to midnight (oktas)
  • Average sky cover sunrise to sunset (oktas)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under unknown cover at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under unknown cover at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under unknown cover at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under grass at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under grass at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under grass at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under fallow ground at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under fallow ground at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under fallow ground at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare ground at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare ground at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare ground at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare ground at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare ground at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare ground at a 60-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under sod at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under sod at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under sod at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under sod at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under sod at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under straw mulch at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under grass muck at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare muck at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare muck at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily minimum soil temperature under bare muck at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily snowfall (inch)
  • Snow depth at observation time (inch)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under unknown cover at an unknown depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under unknown cover at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under unknown cover at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under unknown cover at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under unknown cover at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under unknown cover at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under unknown cover at a 72-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at an unknown depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at a 60-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under grass at a 72-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under fallow ground at an unknown depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under fallow ground at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under fallow ground at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under fallow ground at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under fallow ground at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under fallow ground at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare ground at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare ground at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare ground at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare ground at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare ground at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare ground at a 60-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare ground at a 72-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under sod at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under sod at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under sod at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under sod at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under sod at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under sod at a 60-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under sod at a 72-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare muck at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Soil temperature at observation time under bare muck at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under unknown cover at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under unknown cover at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under unknown cover at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under grass at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under grass at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under grass at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under fallow ground at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under fallow ground at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under fallow ground at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare ground at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare ground at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare ground at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare ground at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare ground at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under sod at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under sod at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under sod at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under sod at a 20-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under sod at a 40-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under straw mulch at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under grass muck at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare muck at a 2-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare muck at a 4-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum soil temperature under bare muck at a 8-inch depth (deg F)
  • Daily maximum temperature (deg F)
  • Daily minimum temperature (deg F)
  • Average daily wet-bulb temperature (deg F)
  • Temperature at observation time (deg F)
  • Total daily sunshine (minutes)
  • 24-hour wind movement (mile)
  • Water equivalent of snow depth (inch)
  • 1 to 3 per day
  • 1 to 6 per week
  • 1 to 4 per month
  • 1 to 10 per year
1867-10-01 to 2009-05-31 

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