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NCDC TD9640 U.S. Palmer Drought Indices, continuing from 1895

Entry ID: NCAR_DS885.1

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Summary

Abstract: This dataset contains monthly average temperature, precipitation, and Palmer
Drought Indices for each climatic division in the 48 contiguous U.S.
states, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The period of
record is January 1895 to April 1993. Monthly averages within a
climatic division have been calculated by giving equal weight to
stations reporting both temperature and precipitation.

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Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Dataset Title: NCDC TD9640 U.S. Palmer Drought Indices, continuing from 1895

Dataset Publisher: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Online Resource: http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds885.1/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1895-01-01

Stop Date: 2005-01-31

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT

CLIMATE INDICATORS > LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS > DROUGHT INDICES > PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDEX

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

GROUND STATIONS

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

WEATHER STATIONS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Research Data Archive, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 885.1

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK Phone: (303)-497-1231 Fax: (303)-497-1291 Email: dssweb at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research CISL/DSS P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307 Country: U.S.A.