Monthly Summaries of the Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-D)
Monthly Summaries
Monthly Summaries of Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)-Daily is a dataset derived from GHCN-Daily. The data are produced by computing simple averages or monthly accumulations of the daily observations. The meteorological elements calculated for the data set include, but are not limited to: monthly maximum and minimum temperature, monthly precipitation (i.e., rainfall and snow water equivalent), snowfall and snow depth. Users of these monthly summaries have access to simple meteorological summaries for tens of thousands of stations worldwide.
- Users must cite this data as: Monthly Summaries of the Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-D). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Climatic Data Center. [access date].
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Distributor | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact | Customer Engagement Branch
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Time Period | 1880-01-01 to Present |
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N: 90.0
S: -90.0
E: 180.0
W: -180.0
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Data Presentation Form | Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Daily |
Purpose | Monthly summaries provides monthly averages and extremes of temperature and precipitation (where these elements are observed) using global daily station data. The data are computed using observations from World Meteorological Organization, Cooperative, and CoCoRaHS networks. |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Place keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Stratum keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Lineage Statement | Values are simple averages or monthly accumulations calculated from the GHCN-D dataset. For more information, please review documentation associated with the dataset. |
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Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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