Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) Publication

Description

Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) 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. The source data is global hourly (DSI 3505) which includes a number of quality control checks. The local climatological data annual file is produced from the National Weather Service (NWS) first and second order stations. 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.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
23 ArcGIS Server REST API for the dataset. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cdo/lcd/MapServer
25 Direct download link for KMZ file. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/kml/lcd.kmz
0 Dynamic GIS mapping application to locate stations and data for selected layers. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/map/viewer/#app=cdo&cfg=cdo&theme=hourly&layers=000001&extent=-139.2:12.7:-50.4:57.8&node=gis
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00679/html
0 Search for the dataset via a text-based interface. http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/qclcd/QCLCD?prior=N
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 Compressed dataset files by month available for download via HTTP. http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/qclcd_ascii/
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 Quality-Controlled Local Climatological Data is a monthly summary consisting of: 1) Summary sheet containing daily extremes and averages of temperature , departures from normal, average dew point and wet bulb temperatures, degree days, significant weather, precipitation, snowfall, snow depth, station and sea level pressure, and average and extreme wind speeds; 2) Hourly observations of most of these same weather elements plus sky conditions and visibility; 3) Hourly coded remarks; and 4) Hourly Precipitation table. The QCLCD is provided for approximately 1000 U.S. stations since 2005. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets
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
21 This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/qclcd/qclcddlysummary.htm
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov

Tags

  • cloud ceiling
  • humidity
  • vertical location
  • cloud properties
  • dew point temperature
  • precipitation
  • united states of america
  • western pacific ocean
  • virgin islands
  • land surface
  • marshall islands
  • national climatic data center
  • atmospheric temperature
  • nesdis
  • precipitation amount
  • surface winds
  • american samoa
  • atmospheric water vapor
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • air quality
  • noaa
  • guam
  • caribbean sea
  • cryosphere
  • troposphere
  • snow depth
  • north america
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • visibility
  • earth science
  • sea ice
  • ocean
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • sunshine
  • cloud amount/frequency
  • precipitation anomalies
  • atmospheric radiation
  • central pacific ocean
  • micronesia
  • maximum/minimum temperature
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • clouds
  • atmospheric winds
  • temperature anomalies
  • puerto rico
  • north atlantic ocean
  • pacific ocean
  • surface temperature
  • degree days
  • water vapor indicators
  • palau
  • national centers for environmental information
  • stratosphere

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Arctic
  • Transportation
  • Physical Data
  • Ecosystem Vulnerability
  • Atmospheric, Earth and Ocean Sciences
  • Water
  • Human Health
  • Arctic Weather and Extreme Events