Snowstorm Database

Description

The Snowstorm Database is a collection of over 500 snowstorms dating back to 1900 and updated operationally. Only storms having large areas of heavy snowfall (10-20 inches or greater) are included. The spatial extent includes the contiguous U.S. but the most storms are in the eastern two thirds of the U.S. This is the only comprehensive data set with starting and ending dates along with daily and total storm snowfall for large snowstorms from 1900 to the present. The data is archived in shapefile format, one shapefile per storm. Shapefiles are a non-proprietary spatial format widely used in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Each shapefile contains daily and storm total snowfall for weather stations that were affected by the snowstorm. The snowfall data comes from the Global Historical Climatological Network - Daily (GHCN-D).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 GIS map application to visualize dataset layers. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/maps/ncei/rsi
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00464/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 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 Direct download for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/snowstorm-database/
47 Please refer to the README file for more information about the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/snowstorm-database/archive/snowstorm-db_shapefile-readme_c20130529.txt
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 Product uses the Snowstorm Database for development--a precursor to the Regional Snowfall Index. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00453/html
0 Product uses the Snowstorm Database for development. It is an evolution of the NESIS, see the landing page for more information about the RSI Index https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00465/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 Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-system/essential-climate-variables

Tags

  • vertical location
  • h: 10 km - < 50 km
  • human dimensions
  • terrestrial hydrosphere
  • precipitation
  • united states of america
  • land surface
  • national climatic data center
  • nesdis
  • snow measuring rod
  • snowfall
  • snow
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • noaa
  • societal impacts
  • snowstorms
  • snow depth
  • north america
  • t: daily - < weekly
  • meteorological hazards
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • snow/ice
  • solid precipitation
  • gis
  • meteorological stations
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncdc
  • shapefiles
  • national centers for environmental information
  • natural hazards

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