Global Historical Climatology Network - Monthly (GHCN-M), Version 2

Description

**Please note, the temperature portion of this dataset has been superseded by a newer version. Users should not use this version except in rare cases (e.g., when reproducing previous studies that used this version). The precipitation subset of this dataset is still the latest version available.** The Global Historical Climatology Network Monthly (GHCN-M) Version 2 dataset created by the NCDC contains historical temperature, precipitation, and pressure data for thousands of land stations worldwide. The period of record varies from station to station, with several thousand extending back to 1950 and several hundred being updated monthly. Both historical and near-real-time GHCN-M data undergo rigorous quality assurance reviews. These reviews include pre-processing checks on source data, time series checks that identify spurious changes in the mean and variance, spatial comparisons that verify the accuracy of the climatological mean and the seasonal cycle, and neighbor checks that identify outliers from both a temporal and a spatial perspective. Only one file for the temperature data is available from the archive (file is for period of record ending in 2011), but precipitation data has been archived daily since 2012.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00835/html
0 Access to the data via FTP. (Precipitation product only) https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/v2/
33 Documentation for Dataset 9100 - Global Historical Climatology Network https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/documentlibrary/tddoc/td9100.pdf
0 Visit the website for more information about the current GHCN-Monthly products. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ghcnm/
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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
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
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
0 Link to more information about the publication https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1997)078<2837:AOOTGH>2.0.CO;2
0 Refer to the journal article for more information about the dataset. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199809)18:11%3C1169::AID-JOC309%3E3.0.CO;2-U/abstract
0 Refer to the journal article for more information about the dataset. http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009%3C1429%3AOTDAUO%3E2.0.CO%3B2
0 Refer to the journal article for more information about the dataset. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227583189_A_new_method_for_detecting_undocumented_discontinuities_in_climatological_time_series._Int_J_Climatol
0 Refer to the journal article for more information about the dataset. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.3370140606/abstract
0 For more information about the immediate predecessor to this version, please follow the link. This dataset has been superseded by a newer version. Users should not use this version except in rare cases (e.g., when reproducing previous studies that used this version). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00422/html
0 **Current Version of Temperature Product** For access and information about the current dataset version, please follow the link. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00839/html

Tags

  • vertical location
  • precipitation
  • land surface
  • national climatic data center
  • atmospheric temperature
  • nesdis
  • precipitation amount
  • sea level pressure
  • atmosphere
  • noaa
  • air temperature
  • global
  • thermometers
  • barometers
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • geographic region
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • rain gauges
  • atmospheric pressure
  • meteorological stations
  • maximum/minimum temperature
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • surface temperature
  • national centers for environmental information

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