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Local Climatological Data (LCD) Publication
Local Climatological Data (LCD) contains summaries from major airport weather stations that include a daily account of temperature extremes, degree days, precipitation amounts and winds. Also included are the hourly precipitation amounts and abbreviated 3-hourly weather observations. This is the final quality controlled copy and generally has a one to two month time lag. The local climatological data annual file is produced from the National Weather Service (NWS) first and second order stations. These data are contained in the LCD monthly and annual publications. The monthly summaries include maximum, minimum, and average temperature, temperature departure from normal, dew point temperature, average station pressure, ceiling, visibility, weather type, wet bulb temperature, relative humidity, degree days (heating and cooling), daily precipitation, average wind speed, fastest wind speed/direction, sky cover, and occurrences of sunshine, snowfall and snow depth. The annual summary with comparative data contains monthly and annual averages of the above basic climatological data in the meteorological data for the current year section, a table of the normals, means, and extremes of these same data, and sequential table of monthly and annual values of average temperature, total precipitation, total snowfall, and total degree days. Also included is a station location table showing in detail a history of, and relative information about, changes in the locations and exposure of instruments. The NCDC also archives a Preliminary Local Climatological Data manuscript that contains similar information, but is not quality controlled.
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| description | Local Climatological Data (LCD) contains summaries from major airport weather stations that include a daily account of temperature extremes, degree days, precipitation amounts and winds. Also included are the hourly precipitation amounts and abbreviated 3-hourly weather observations. This is the final quality controlled copy and generally has a one to two month time lag. The local climatological data annual file is produced from the National Weather Service (NWS) first and second order stations. These data are contained in the LCD monthly and annual publications. The monthly summaries include maximum, minimum, and average temperature, temperature departure from normal, dew point temperature, average station pressure, ceiling, visibility, weather type, wet bulb temperature, relative humidity, degree days (heating and cooling), daily precipitation, average wind speed, fastest wind speed/direction, sky cover, and occurrences of sunshine, snowfall and snow depth. The annual summary with comparative data contains monthly and annual averages of the above basic climatological data in the meteorological data for the current year section, a table of the normals, means, and extremes of these same data, and sequential table of monthly and annual values of average temperature, total precipitation, total snowfall, and total degree days. Also included is a station location table showing in detail a history of, and relative information about, changes in the locations and exposure of instruments. The NCDC also archives a Preliminary Local Climatological Data manuscript that contains similar information, but is not quality controlled. |
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| identifier | gov.noaa.ncdc:C00128 |
| issued | 1996-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Maximum/Minimum Temperature",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Anomalies",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Degree Days",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount",
"Earth Science > Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Snow Depth",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Sunshine",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Frequency",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Anomalies",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Visibility",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Dew Point Temperature",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity",
"Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Ceiling",
"Continent > North America > United States Of America",
"Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Puerto Rico",
"Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Guam",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > American Samoa",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Palau",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Marshall Islands",
"Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia",
"Vertical Location > Troposphere",
"Vertical Location > Land Surface",
"Vertical Location > Stratosphere",
"DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 1996-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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| temporal | 1882-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1882-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Local Climatological Data (LCD) Publication |
