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.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00684/html
0 Dynamic GIS mapping application to locate stations and data for selected layers. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/lcd/
23 ArcGIS Server REST API for the dataset. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cdo/lcd/MapServer
33 This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cdo/samples/LCD_sample_pdf.pdf
0 This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cdo/samples/LCD_sample_ascii.dat
25 Direct download link for KMZ file. https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/kml/lcd.kmz
33 User documentation for reading and understanding the data. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cdo/documentation/LCD_documentation.pdf
0 NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
0 Search for the dataset via a text-based interface. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datatools/lcd
8 This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/cdo/samples/LCD_sample_csv.csv
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 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. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets

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
  • doc/noaa/nws
  • dod/usaf
  • cloud frequency
  • american samoa
  • atmospheric water vapor
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • air quality
  • noaa
  • guam
  • caribbean sea
  • cryosphere
  • snow depth
  • north america
  • u.s. department of transportation
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • visibility
  • earth science
  • sea ice
  • ocean
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • national weather service
  • federal aviation agency
  • sunshine
  • u.s. air force
  • 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
  • u.s. department of defense
  • degree days
  • water vapor indicators
  • palau
  • national centers for environmental information
  • dot/faa

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