Preciptation Climatologies
In the mid-1970s, the National Climate Center used precipitation data to calculate various climatology products, studying the climatic probability of precipitation. Products created include: precipitable water tabulations, estimating the amount of water available to form precipitation at varying pressure levels; daily singularity studies, estimating the likelihood of precipitation amounts under certain circumstances such as temperature thresholds; and daily, weekly, monthly, and annual precipitation probabilities. The collection is stored on paper, but can be digitized upon request.
Dataset Citation
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Dataset Identifiers
- NCEI Physical Archive Collection: CHTPCP
- gov.noaa.ncdc:C01209
ISO 19115-2 Metadata
gov.noaa.ncdc:C01209
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Ordering Instructions | Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. |
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Customer Engagement Branch NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1-828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 1931-01-01 to 1973-12-31 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West: 172.0
East: -66.0
South: 18.0
North: 72.0
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Dataset Progress Status | Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility |
Data Update Frequency | Not planned |
Purpose | Historical climate probability projections were used to make historical infrastructure decisions and allow current users to place those decisions in context. |
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Lineage Statement | All data were calculated by the National Climate Center, later the National Climatic Data Center. The Precipitation Climatologies collection incorporated the U.S. Weather Cooperative observer precipitation data available in the archive. Raw data were captured on COOP forms, then transferred to punch cards (Card Decks 486, 345), and then digitized in the 1970s/1980s. |
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Last Modified: 2023-09-08
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