Historical Weather DataBase in Japan: JapanHist.readme file
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               World Data Center A- Paleoclimatology
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NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!!

CONTRIBUTOR: Dr. Takehiko Mikami, Tokyo Metropolitan University
IGBP PAGES/WDCA Data Contribution Series #:  93-028
SUGGESTED DATA CITATION: 
Mikami, T., 1993, Historical Weather Observations, Japan.  IGBP PAGES/World Data Center-A
for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series # 93-028.  NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology
Program, Boulder CO, USA.

NAME OF DATA SET:  Historical Weather DataBase in Japan
LAST UPDATE: 1993 
GEOGRAPHIC REGION: Japan
PERIOD OF RECORD: 1660-1899

LIST OF FILES:  HIROSK.TXT, MORIOK.TXT, KAWANS.TXT, NIKKOU.TXT,
HATIOJ.TXT, YOKOHAM.TXT, SABA.TXT, ISE.TXT, IKEDA.TXT, TANABE.TXT,
HAGI.TXT, USUKI.TXT, NAGASKI.TXT.

DESCRIPTION:
The database consists of counts of number of days per month for each 
prevailing weather condition.  Weather conditions recorded are:  

T1: Fine    T2: Partly Cloudy    T3: Cloudy    T4: Shower
T5: Thunderstorm     T6: Heavy Thunderstorm     T7: Little Rain  
T8: Rain    T9: Heavy Rain     TA: Hail, etc   TB: Snow Shower
TC: Little Snow   TD: Snow

Localities included in the database are:

Hirosaki  (40.6N, 140.5E) Hirosk.dbf,  Hirosk.txt  1661-1867  Official Diary
Morioka   (39.7N, 141.2E) Moriok.dbf,  Moriok.txt  1660-1840  Official Diary
Kawanishi (38.0N, 140.0E) Kawans.dbf,  Kawans.txt  1830-1889  Private Diary
Nikko     (36.7N, 139.6E) Nikkou.dbf,  Nikkou.txt  1685-1871  Official Diary
Hachioji  (35.7N, 139.3E) Hatioj.dbf,  Hatioj.txt  1720-1885  Farmhouse Diary
Yokohama  (35.5N, 139.6E) Yokoham.dbf, Yokoham.txt 1806-1899  Private Diary
Sabae     (36.0N, 136.1E) Saba.dbf,    Saba.txt    1729-1870  Official Diary
Ise       (34.5N, 136.7E) Ise.dbf,     Ise.txt     1683-1889  Official Diary
Ikeda     (34.8N, 135.5E) Ikeda.dbf,   Ikeda.txt   1714-1889  Official Diary
Tanabe    (33.7N, 135.4E) Tanabe.dbf,  Tanabe.txt  1814-1869  Private Diary
Hagi      (34.4N, 131.4E) Hagi.dbf,    Hagi.txt    1736-1867  Official Diary
Usuki     (33.2N, 131.8E) Usuki.dbf,   Usuki.txt   1674-1868  Official Diary
Nagasaki  (32.7N, 130.0E) Nagaski.dbf, Nagaski.txt 1700-1872  Official Diary


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