 ds512.0 Detailed Metadata
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Dataset Citation:
U.S. Climate Prediction Center, updated half-yearly: CPC Global Summary of Day/Month Observations, 1979-continuing. Dataset ds512.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds512.0/. |
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Data contributors:
- DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC > Climate Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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| Total volume: 14.636 Gbytes |
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| Observing Platform | Observation Type | 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) |
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| Land Station | Surface- Average (monthly) hours of sunshine
- Average (monthly) maximum relative humidity (%)
- Average (monthly) minimum relative humidity (%)
- Average (monthly) pan evaporation
- Maximum (monthly) apparent temperature (deg C)
- Maximum (daily) apparent temperature (deg C)
- Average (monthly) vapor pressure (mbar)
- Average (monthly) vapor pressure deficit
- Minimum (daily) wind chill (deg C)
- Total monthly precipitation reported in CLIMAT message (mm)
- Monthly "climate" temperature
- Total monthly precipitation including estimates (mm)
- Monthly maximum daily precipitation amount including estimates (mm)
- Total daily precipitation amount, including estimates for any period where no amount was reported (mm)
- Maximum (monthly) temperature
- Monthly maximum apparent temperature
- Total (monthly) cooling degree days
- Total (monthly) growing degree days
- Total (monthly) heating degree days
- Minimum (daily) relative humidity (%)
- Maximum (daily) relative humidity (%)
- Potential evapotranspiration (mm)
- Net radiation
- 24-hour maximum temperature (deg C)
- 24-hour minimum temperature (deg C)
- Minimum (monthly) temperature
- Total monthly reported precipitation (mm)
- Total precipitation reported during the last 24 hours (mm)
- Sea level pressure at 00Z (next day) (mbar)
- Sea level pressure at 06Z (mbar)
- Sea level pressure at 12Z (mbar)
- Sea level pressure at 18Z (mbar)
- Average (monthly) maximum temperature (deg C)
- Mean (monthly) temperature (deg C)
- Average (monthly) minimum temperature (deg C)
- Average (monthly) total radiation
- Vapor pressure (mbar)
- Vapor pressure deficit (mbar)
- Minimum (monthly) wind chill temperature (deg C)
- Average (monthly) wind chill temperature (deg C)
| - 1 per day
- 1 to 6 per week
- 1 to 4 per month
- 1 to 10 per year
| 1979-01-01 to 2008-05-31 
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