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Introduction
This data set was collected from the
National Climatic Data Center
(NCDC), managed by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and represents monthly readings from
weather stations throughout the Coweeta LTER southern Appalachian study region.
Over 100 stations throughout Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia contribute
decades of weather data, currently spanning the years 1931-2002.
Note: Direct
link to SCDC
Website source of these files.
NOTE: These data sets are large. Coweeta LTER IM, at
researcher request, will be happy to generate custom data sets and FTP or mail
CD to your site. (706.542.5691, email: barriec@uga.edu).
Metadata Summary for this data set.
Monthly Mean Temperature - Units are
tenths of degrees
Fahrenheit (TF).
Monthly Maximum Mean Temperature
- Units are tenths
of degrees Fahrenheit (TF).
Monthly Minimum Mean Temperature - Units are tenths
of degrees Fahrenheit (TF).
Total Monthly Precipitation - Units are hundredths of
inches (HI).
Snowfall, Total Monthly
- Units are tenths of inches (TI).
Snow Depth, maximum for the month - Units are whole inches
(I).
Departure from normal monthly precipitation - Units are
hundredths of inches (HI).
Departure from normal monthly temperature - Units are
tenths of degrees Fahrenheit (TF).
Monthly heating degree days - base 65 degrees Fahrenheit -
Units are in whole degree Fahrenheit days (D).
Monthly cooling degree days - base 65 degrees Fahrenheit -
Units are in whole degree Fahrenheit days (D).
Total monthly evaporation - Units are hundredths of inches
(HI).
Monthly mean min. temp. of evaporation pan
water - Units are
tenths of degrees Fahrenheit (TF).
Monthly mean max. temp. of evaporation pan
water - Units are
tenths of degrees Fahrenheit (TF).
Total monthly wind movement (in miles) over evaporation pan
- Units are in whole miles (HM).
Contains the dates of the last spring and the first fall
occurrences for five thresholds of temperature (16, 20, 24, 28, 32 degrees
Fahrenheit). The 'Month' and 'Day' fields contain the data of occurrence.
The 'Data-Value' field contains the sign and actual temperature.
Units are in whole degree Fahrenheit (F).
greater than or equal to 0.1" precipitation -
Units are in days (NA).
greater than or equal to 0.1" precipitation (prior to 1954 only)
-
Units are in days (NA).
greater than or equal to 0.25" precipitation (prior to 1951 only)
-
Units are in days (NA).
greater than or equal to 0.5" precipitation -
Units are in days (NA).
greater than or equal to 1.0" precipitation -
Units are in days (NA).
minimum temperature less than or equal to 0 degrees Fahrenheit
-
Units are in days (NA).
minimum temperature less than or equal to 32 degrees Fahrenheit
-
Units are in days (NA).
maximum temperature less than or equal to 32 degrees Fahrenheit
-
Units are in days (NA).
maximum temperature greater than or equal to 90 degrees Fahrenheit
-
Units are in days (NA).
Extreme minimum temperature for the month - Units are in
whole degree Fahrenheit (F).
Extreme maximum temperature for the month - Units are in
whole degree Fahrenheit (F).
Extreme maximum precipitation for the month - Units are
hundredths of inches (HI).
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