Global Climate Station Summaries

Description

The Global Hourly Summaries are simple indicators of observational normals which include climatic data summarizations and frequency distributions. These typically are statistical analyses of station data over 5-, 10-, 20-, 30-year or longer time periods. In a GIS map service, the results of these calculations are represented by a given symbology set for different statistical criteria and observation type. Having the ability to modify the symbology "on-the-fly" is a useful tool in the analysis of station trends, accuracy, and regional or localized variances. The summaries are computed from the global surface hourly dataset. This dataset totaling over 350 gigabytes is comprised of 40 different types of weather observations with 20,000 stations worldwide. NCDC and the U.S. Navy have developed these value added products in the form of hourly summaries from many of these observations. These data are a subset of the Integrated Surface Hourly dataset (DSI-3505) (C00532).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/climvis/samples.html
21 Documentation of the dataset including a data description, format layout and definitions. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/climvis/help_temp.html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00652/html
0 Dynamic GIS mapping application to locate stations and data for selected layers. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/global-summaries/
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
23 ArcGIS Server REST API for the dataset. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cdo/isdsummaries/MapServer
0 Informational resources and links to the non-subsetted version of the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/integrated-surface-database
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • cloud ceiling
  • humidity
  • vertical location
  • cloud properties
  • dew point temperature
  • land surface
  • national climatic data center
  • atmospheric temperature
  • nesdis
  • surface winds
  • sea level pressure
  • cloud frequency
  • atmospheric water vapor
  • atmosphere
  • air quality
  • noaa
  • air temperature
  • troposphere
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • visibility
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • upper level winds
  • atmospheric pressure
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • clouds
  • atmospheric winds
  • surface temperature
  • water vapor indicators
  • national centers for environmental information
  • global land
  • stratosphere

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Human Health