@0E@This is an information file for the file area "Meteorological Data from NCDC"

Currently, there are 11 meteorological parameters in this file area.  For each
of the parameter, hourly and daily average data files are available in
delimited ASCII and dBase (dbf) format for the time period between 1/1/81
through 12/31/91 from Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii.  Each file
is compressed into "ZIP" file to reduce download time.  The "dbf" files have
self-explanatory field names and the ASCII delimited files have informative
headers.
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@8C@BEGIN UPDATE NOTICE: 8/95

@0C@The set of 9 hourly parameters for the period 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 (see
2/95 notice below) has been updated to include data through 3/31/95.  The data
are available in both ASCII delimited and Lotus 1-2-3 formats.  The filenames
indicate the meteorological paramater contained, the period of coverage, that
the data are hourly, and whether the format is ASCII or Lotus 1-2-3 (e.g.
"CH9495HA.ZIP" for ceiling height data in ASCII format.  Preliminary 1995 data 
(observations at 3 hour intervals) are now available for the period from 
1/1-7/31.
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@82@BEGIN UPDATE NOTICE: 2/95

@02@Hourly meterological data for 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 for Honolulu, HI,
are now available for 9 parameters.  The data are available in both ASCII
comma delimited and dBase (dbf) format.  The dbf files have self-explanatory
field names and the ASCII delimited files have informative headers.
Each file is compressed into a "ZIP" file to reduce the download time.

The 9 parameter are as follows:
1.  Ceiling height (m)               7.  Total sky cover (%)
2.  Dry bulb temperature (deg. C)    8.  Wind direction (degrees)
3.  Dew point temperature (deg. C)   9.  Wind speed (km/hr)
4.  Wet bulb temperature (C)
5.  Station pressure (mm of Hg)
6.  Relative humidity (%)

FILE DESCRIPTIONS:

   CH9294HA.ZIP              Hourly ceiling height (m) data for Honolulu,HI
                            in ASCII delimited format.

   CH9294HD.ZIP             Hourly ceiling height (m) data for Honolulu, HI
                            from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format.

   DB9294HA.ZIP             Hourly dry bulb temperature (F) data for
                            Honolulu, HI from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in
                            ASCII delimited format.

   DB9294HD.ZIP             Hourly dry bulb temperature (F) data for
                            Honolulu, HI from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in
                            dBase format.


   DP9294HA.ZIP             Hourly dew point temperature (F) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in ASCII delimited format.

   DP9294HD.ZIP             Hourly dew point temperature (F) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in dBase format.


   WB9294HA.ZIP             Hourly wet bulb temperature (F) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in ASCII delimited format.


   WB9294HD.ZIP             Hourly wet bulb temperature (F) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in dBase format.

   PR9294HA.ZIP             Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in ASCII delimited format.

   PR9294HD.ZIP             Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in dBase format.

   RH9294HA.ZIP             Hourly relative humidity (%) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in ASCII format.

   RH9294HD.ZIP             Hourly relative humidity (%) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in dBase format.

   TS9294HA.ZIP             Hourly total sky cover (%) data for Honolulu
                            HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII
                            delimited format.


   TS9294HD.ZIP             Hourly total sky cover (%) data for Honolulu,
                            HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase
                            format.


   WD9294HA.ZIP             Hourly wind direction (degrees) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in ASCII delimited format.



   WD9294HD.ZIP             Hourly wind direction (degrees) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in dBase format.

   WS9294HA.ZIP             Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in ASCII delimited format.

   WS9294HD.ZIP             Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data for
                            Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94
                            in dBase format.


Preliminary meteorological data for January, 1995 is also now available for
downloading.

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@8A@BEGIN UPDATE NOTICE: 1/95


@0B@Files containing preliminary 1994 meteorological data (1/1/94 through
12/31/94) are also available for downloads. Three formats are available as
described below:

94METWK1.ZIP  Preliminary local climatological data from NCDC for Honolulu, HI
              in Lotus 123 format.
94METTXT.ZIP  Preliminary local climatological data from NCDC for Honolulu, HI
              in ASCII delimited format.
94METDBF.ZIP  Preliminary local climatological data from NCDC for Honolulu, HI
              in dBase IV format.

All data originated from National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) BBS in Asheville,
NC (704-271-4286, N-8-1, upto 9600 bps). Voice phone # (704) 271-4800

The data included in these files are from the Preliminary Local Climatological
Data reports for Observations at 3-hour intervals. The data is subject to
change after the QA/QC procedures are done at NCDC. The finalized data will
be available in the future since there is a longer lag time in obtaining the
finalized data in digital format.


@8A@END UPDATE NOTICE
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@0E@The 11 parameter are as follows:

1.  Ceiling height (m)               7.  Total sky cover (%)
2.  Dry bulb temperature (deg. C)    8.  Pressure corrected to sea level
3.  Dew point temperature (deg. C)       (milli bars)
4.  Horizontal visibility (km)       9.  Wet bulb temperature (C)
5.  Station pressure (mm of Hg)     10.  Wind direction (degrees) *
6.  Relative humidity (%)           11.  Wind speed (km/hr)

         *  Only hourly wind direction is available


FILE DESCRIPTIONS
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Zipped            Un-zipped
File Name         File Name        File Description
------------      ------------     --------------------------------------------
CL8191DA.ZIP      CL8191DA.TXT     Daily average ceiling height (m) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
CL8191DD.ZIP      CL8191DD.DBF     Daily average ceiling height (m) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
CL8191HA.ZIP      CL8191HA.TXT     Hourly ceiling height (m) data from Honolulu
                                   International Airport between 1/1/81 -
                                   12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited format.
CL8191HD.ZIP      CL8191HD.DBF     Hourly ceiling height (m) data from Honolulu
                                   International Airport between 1/1/81 -
                                   12/31/91 in dBase format.
DB8191DA.ZIP      DB8191DA.TXT     Daily average dry bulb temperature (C) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
DB8191DD.ZIP      DB8191DD.DBF     Daily average dry bulb temperature (C) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
DB8191HA.ZIP      DB8191HA.TXT     Hourly dry bulb temperature (C) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
DB8191HD.ZIP      DB8191HD.DBF     Hourly dry bulb temperature (C) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
DT8191DA.ZIP      DT8191DA.TXT     Daily average dew point temperature (C) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
DT8191DD.ZIP      DT8191DD.DBF     Daily average dew point temperature (C) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
DT8191HA.ZIP      DT8191HA.TXT     Hourly dew point temperature (C) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
DT8191HD.ZIP      DT8191HD.DBF     Hourly dew point temperature (C) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
HV8191DA.ZIP      HV8191DA.TXT     Daily average horizontal visibility (km)
                                   data from Honolulu International Airport
                                   between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII
                                   delimited format.
HV8191DD.ZIP      HV8191DD.DBF     Daily average horizontal visibility (km)
                                   data from Honolulu International Airport
                                   between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
HV8191HA.ZIP      HV8191HA.TXT     Hourly horizontal visibility (km) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
HV8191HD.ZIP      HV8191HD.DBF     Hourly horizontal visibility (km) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
NCDCDBF.ZIP       NCDCDBF.ZIP      Contains dBase (dbf) files for all
                                   parameters in this file area (21 files)
NCDCTXT.ZIP       NCDCTXT.ZIP      Contains ASCII delimited files for all
                                   parameters in this file area (21 files)
PR8191DA.ZIP      PR8191DA.TXT     Daily average station pressure (mm of Hg)
                                   data from Honolulu International Airport
                                   between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII
                                   delimited format.
PR8191DD.ZIP      PR8191DD.DBF     Daily average station pressure (mm of Hg)
                                   data from Honolulu International Airport
                                   between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
PR8191HA.ZIP      PR8191HA.TXT     Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
PR8191HD.ZIP      PR8191HD.DBF     Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
RH8191DA.ZIP      RH8191DA.TXT     Daily average relative humidity (%) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
RH8191DD.ZIP      RH8191DD.DBF     Daily average relative humidity (%) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
RH8191HA.ZIP      RH8191HA.TXT     Hourly relative humidity (%) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
RH8191HD.ZIP      RH8191HD.DBF     Hourly relative humidity (%) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
SC8191DA.ZIP      SC8191DA.TXT     Daily average total sky cover (%) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
SC8191DD.ZIP      SC8191DD.DBF     Daily average total sky cover (%) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
SC8191HA.ZIP      SC8191HA.TXT     Hourly total sky cover (%) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
SC8191HD.ZIP      SC8191HD.DBF     Hourly total sky cover (%) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
SP8191DA.ZIP      SP8191DA.TXT     Daily average pressure (corrected to sea
                                   level in millibars) data from Honolulu
                                   International Airport between 1/1/81 -
                                   12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited format.
SP8191DD.ZIP      SP8191DD.DBF     Daily average pressure (corrected to sea
                                   level in millibars) data from Honolulu
                                   International Airport between 1/1/81 -
                                   12/31/91 in dBase format.
SP8191HA.ZIP      SP8191HA.TXT     Hourly pressure (corrected to sea level in
                                   millibars) data from Honolulu International
                                   Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII
                                   delimited format.
SP8191HD.ZIP      SP8191HD.DBF     Hourly pressure (corrected to sea level in
                                   millibars) data from Honolulu International
                                   Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase
                                   format.
WB8191DA.ZIP      WB8191DA.TXT     Daily average wet bulb temperature (C) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
WB8191DD.ZIP      WB8191DD.DBF     Daily average wet bulb temperature (C) data
                                   from Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
WB8191HA.ZIP      WB8191HA.TXT     Hourly wet bulb temperature (C) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
WB8191HD.ZIP      WB8191HD.DBF     Hourly wet bulb temperature (C) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
WD8191HA.ZIP      WD8191HA.TXT     Hourly wind direction (degress) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited
                                   format.
WD8191HD.ZIP      WD8191HD.DBF     Hourly wind direction (degrees) data from
                                   Honolulu International Airport between
                                   1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.
WS8191DA.ZIP      WS8191DA.TXT     Daily summation (scalar) of wind speed
                                   (km/hr) data from Honolulu International
                                   Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in  ASCII
                                   delimited format.
WS8191DD.ZIP      WS8191DD.DBF     Daily summation (scalar) of wind speed
                                   (km/hr) data from Honolulu International
                                   Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase
                                   format.
WS8191HA.ZIP      WS8191HA.TXT     Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data from Honolulu
                                   International Airport between 1/1/81 -
                                   12/31/91 in  ASCII delimited format.
WS8191HD.ZIP      WS8191HD.DBF     Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data from Honolulu
                                   International Airport between 1/1/81 -
                                   12/31/91 in dBase format.

