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Hourly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Surface Weather Data for Great Britain, Ireland, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden (1760-1908)
Entry ID: NCL00181_193_213_276_278

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Summary

Abstract: The Great Britain weather data resides in 1 book, 'Great Britain,
Ordinance survey, Abstracts from the engineers, 1853-1859.' (C/de40
A). The data contained in this book are tables of hourly and monthly
surface weather data for Great Britain, over the period
1953-1959. Tables contain hourly measurements for wind direction and
speed. The tables contain the following monthly data: mean
temperature, humidity, temperature of evaporation; mean maximum and
minimum temperatures; absolute maximum and minimum pressure,
temperatures and precipitation; total precipitation; and range of
pressure and temperature.

Additional weather data for Great Britain resides in 1 book, 'Papers
on Meteorology Relating Especially to the Climate of Britain and to
the Variations of the Barometer (1821 to 1845)' (C/de 100 H84). This
book contains daily, weekly, and monthly surface weather data for the
period 1821 to 1845 in Great Britain. The tables contain the following
daily data, determined individually: mean pressure, temperature,
precipitation, and wind speed; mean maximum and minimum pressure;
absolute maximum and minimum pressure, and temperature; total
precipitation. The tables contain weekly data, determined individually
for mean pressure, temperature, wind speed, and wind direction. The
tables contain the following monthly data, determined individually:
mean pressure, temperature, wind speed, and wind direction; mean
maximum and minimum pressure; absolute maximum and minimum pressure,
and temperature; total precipitation. The graphs contain the following
annual data, determined individually: mean temperature; and total
precipitation (1760-1925).

Precipitation and wind data for Great Britain resides in 1 book,
'Precipitation and Wind Data for Great Britain (1816-1817)' (C/de100
M151818). In these summaries, definitions are:

1. Hourly/daily/monthly/seasonal/annual data - values determined for
each consecutive period, e.g., monthly temperature data: Jan 1900, Feb
1900, etc.

2. Long-term data - values determined over a period of years, e.g.,
long-term monthly temperature data using Jan 1900, Jan 1901, etc.

This book contains tables of monthly, quarterly and annual
precipitation and wind data for Great Britain from 1816 to
1817. Tables contain the following data: monthly total precipitation;
monthly number of days with precipitation; quarterly number of days
with precipitation; annual number of days with wind blowing from the
following directions: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW.

The Ireland, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden data resides in 1 book, 'Basis
of Evaporation Temperature of the Sea Around the British Islands,
Notes of the Climate of Ireland (1843-1908)' (C/de100 S89). This book
contains tables of monthly and annual surface weather data for Great
Britain, Ireland, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden from 1843 to
1908. In these summaries, definitions are as in the above. The tables
contain the following monthly data for Great Britain and Ireland:
monthly mean pressure, temperature, and evaporation; annual mean
evaporation; long-term monthly mean pressure, temperature, wind, and
dew point; long-term monthly absolute maximum and minimum
temperatures; long-term monthly range of sea surface temperatures;
long-term annual absolute maximum and minimum sea surface
temperatures. Tables for the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden contain the
following data: long-term monthly mean evaporation for the Red Sea and
the Gulf of Aden; long-term annual mean evaporation; and long-term
annual absolute maximum and minimum sea surface temperatures.

Great Britain and Ireland data resides in 2 books, 'Climates and
Bathes of Great Britain and Ireland' (C/de100 R88m). These books
contain tables and maps of monthly, quarterly, and annual surface
weather data for Great Britain and Ireland from 1857 to 1888. In these
summaries, definitions are as in the above. The tables contain the
following data: daily mean temperatures, cloudiness, and dew point;
monthly mean, temperature, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation, dew
point; monthly absolute maximum and minimum pressure and temperature;
monthly total precipitation; annual mean humidity and precipitation;
annual total precipitation; long-term monthly mean pressure,
temperature, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation, and sunshine;
long-term monthly mean (given hour) temperature, cloudiness, and dew
point; long-term monthly mean maximum and minimum pressure and
temperature; long-term monthly absolute maximum and minimum pressure;
long-term monthly total precipitation and sunshine; long-term monthly
number of days with precipitation, and winds; long-term monthly range
of pressure, and temperature; long-term quarterly mean pressure,
humidity, cloudiness, and sunshine; long-term quarterly absolute
maximum and minimum pressure; long-term quarterly range of pressure;
long-term annual mean pressure, temperature, humidity, cloudiness,
precipitation, sunshine and dew point; long-term annual mean (given
hour) temperature and cloudiness; long-term annual mean maximum and
minimum temperature; long-term annual number of days with wind and
sunshine; long-term annual range of temperatures.

A map displays long-term seasonal (December - February) mean
temperatures, shown as isothermals, (1857-1890). In addition, the
books contain sections on the prevalence of, or immunity from,
diseases and the effects of the climate on the patients.

These books are part of the foreign meteorological data collection
held by the NOAA Central Library in Washington, DC. Information in
this collection dates back to the 18th century for daily, monthly,
seasonal, and annual tabular summaries, and the 19th century for
weather maps. These data are the result of foreign exchange
agreements, but the collection has not been updated since 1983.

Geographic Coverage

N: 60.0

S: 50.0

E: 2.0

W: -11.0

Max Altitude: SURFACE

N: 30.0

S: 10.0

E: 55.0

W: 32.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1760-01-01

Stop Date: 1908-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > RED SEA > Gulf of Aden
CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > BRITISH ISLES > IRELAND
CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > BRITISH ISLES > UNITED KINGDOM
CONTINENT > ASIA
CONTINENT > EUROPE
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE

Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Hourly, Daily, Monthly, Seasona

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
OCEANS

Platform

GROUND STATIONS [Information]

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS [Information]

Instrument

HYGROMETERS [Information]

Project

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program [Information]

Keywords

ANNUAL DATA

CLIMATOLOGY

DEW POINT

GREAT BRITAIN

GULF OF ADEN

HOURLY DATA

IDN_NODE GSFC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC

INSOLATION

IRELAND

MONTHLY DATA

QUARTERLY DATA

RADIATION

RED SEA

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE

STATISTICS

SURFACE

Originating Center

NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/LISD

Data Center

Library Services Information Division, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: C/DE 100 H84
Dataset ID: C/DE100 M151818
Dataset ID: C/DE100 R88M
Dataset ID: C/DE100 S89
Dataset ID: C/DE40 A

Data Center Personnel

Name: NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY
Phone: (301) 713-2600 x124
Fax: (301) 713-4598
Email: reference at www.lib.noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA Central Library
1315 East-West Highway 2nd Floor, SSMC3
City: Silver Spring
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20910-3282
Country: USA

Personnel

DANIEL CHARLES EIBLUM
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 210-0250
Contact Address:
Scientific and Commercial Systems Corporation
6429 Virginia Manor Rd.
City: Beltsville
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20705
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-23

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