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This CD-ROM contains a collection of DOS files whichdescribe the 1961 - 1990 global standard climate normals for over 4000 stations worldwide, computed by more than 135 countries and territories. The files include ASCII data files, documentation files, eye-readable ASCII table files, graphics files, and limited extraction software. The data are provided in large files with a fixed length record format. They can be read by software written by the user according to the format specifications outlined in the documentation files. The data files may also be opened by any ASCII-compatible application that can handle large data volumes. The graphics files are maps identifying the countries that submitted normals. This CD-ROM contains no software or extraction routines that allow users to import the data directly into their spreadsheets or other applications. NCDC product in conjunction with the World Meteorological Organization.
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