U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1971-2000)

U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1971-2000

U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1971-2000) (DSI-9641C) include climatological normals based on monthly maximum, minimum, and mean temperature and monthly total precipitation records for each year in the 30-year period 1971-2000. DSI-9641G include climatological normals based on monthly and annual heating and cooling degree days. In order to be included in the normals, a station had to have at least 10 years of monthly temperature data or 10 years of monthly precipitation data for each month in the period 1971-2000. In addition, a station had to be active since January 1, 1999, or had to be included as a normals station in the 1961-1990 normals. This product includes normals of average monthly and annual maximum, minimum and mean temperature (degree F), monthly and annual total precipitation (inches), and heating and cooling degree days (base 65 degrees F).

Dataset Citation

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Dataset Identifiers

NCEI DSI 9641_01
gov.noaa.ncdc:C00115

ISO 19115-2 Metadata

C00115

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Search Data	U.S. Climate Normals Products Page (includes 1971-2000 and 1981-2010) (search) Product selection page for Climate Normals
Distribution Formats	fixed-length ASCII text XML
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	Customer Engagement Branch NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1-828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov


Time Period	1971-01-01 to 2000-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	N: 72.0 S: 15.0 E: -60.0 W: 170.0
Spatial Coverage Map


General Documentation	NCEI Dataset Landing Page Landing page for the dataset.
Associated Resources	Data Documentation for Data Set 9641C - Monthly Station Normals of Temperature, Precipitation, Degree Days, and Precipitation Probabilities and Quintiles: 1971 - 2000 Data Documentation for Data Set 9641C - Monthly Station Normals of Temperature, Precipitation, Degree Days, and Precipitation Probabilities and Quintiles: 1971 - 2000 Data Documentation for U.S Climate Normals (1971-2000) Data Documentation for Data Set 9641G - Monthly and Annual Heating and Cooling Degree Day Normals to Selected Bases, 1961-1990 Data Documentation for Data Set 9641G - Monthly and Annual Heating and Cooling Degree Day Normals to Selected Bases, 1961-1990 More information about the previous decade for the U.S Climate Normals (1961-1990). U.S. Climate Normals Product Suite (1981-2010) U.S. Climate Normals Product Suite (1981-2010) Landing Page For more information about the newest version of the U.S. Climate Normals products, follow the links to general documentation, information and downloads of the 1981-2000 dataset.

General Documentation

NCEI Dataset Landing Page
Landing page for the dataset.

Associated Resources

Data Documentation for Data Set 9641C - Monthly Station Normals of Temperature, Precipitation, Degree Days, and Precipitation Probabilities and Quintiles: 1971 - 2000
- Data Documentation for Data Set 9641C - Monthly Station Normals of Temperature, Precipitation, Degree Days, and Precipitation Probabilities and Quintiles: 1971 - 2000
  Data Documentation for U.S Climate Normals (1971-2000)
Data Documentation for Data Set 9641G - Monthly and Annual Heating and Cooling Degree Day Normals to Selected Bases, 1961-1990
- Data Documentation for Data Set 9641G - Monthly and Annual Heating and Cooling Degree Day Normals to Selected Bases, 1961-1990
  More information about the previous decade for the U.S Climate Normals (1961-1990).
U.S. Climate Normals Product Suite (1981-2010)
- U.S. Climate Normals Product Suite (1981-2010) Landing Page
  For more information about the newest version of the U.S. Climate Normals products, follow the links to general documentation, information and downloads of the 1981-2000 dataset.


Publication Dates	publication: 2002-12-18
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency	Not planned
Purpose	To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public.


Cited Authors	User Engagement and Services Branch DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Originators	User Engagement and Services Branch DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Publishers	DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce


Theme keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Maximum/Minimum Temperature Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Anomalies Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Anomalies Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Liquid Precipitation > Rain Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Degree Days
Data Center keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Puerto Rico Continent > North America > United States Of America Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands
Stratum keywords	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Vertical Location > Land Surface


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Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	RAIN GAUGES THERMOMETERS
Platform	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

Last Modified: 2023-06-23

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