U.S. Local Climatological Data (LCD)

Description

Local Climatological Data (LCD) are summaries of climatological conditions from airport and other prominent weather stations managed by NWS, FAA, and DOD. The product includes hourly observations and associated remarks, and a record of hourly precipitation for the entire month. Also included are daily summaries summarizing temperature extremes, degree days, precipitation amounts and winds. The tabulated monthly summaries in the product 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 source data is global hourly (DSI 3505) which includes a number of quality control checks.

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Name Format Description Link
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
NCEI ArcGIS REST Services Directory JSON ArcGIS Server REST API for the dataset. Open resource
KMZ file for dataset KML Direct download link for KMZ file. Open resource
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Unknown NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. Open resource
Local Climatological Data (LCD) Description Unknown 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 LCD is provided for approximately 1000 U.S. stations since 2005. Open resource
Local Climatological Data Search Unknown Search for the dataset via a text-based interface. Open resource
NCEI Climate Data Online Map Server Unknown Dynamic GIS mapping application to locate stations and data for selected layers. Open resource
U.S. Local Climatological Data (LCD) Landing Page Unknown Dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset. Open resource
Local Climatological Data Documentation PDF User documentation for reading and understanding the data. Open resource
Local Climatological Data Sample (ASCII) Unknown This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. Open resource
Local Climatological Data Sample (CSV) CSV This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. Open resource
Local Climatological Data Sample (PDF) PDF This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. Open resource

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