Daily, Monthly, and Annual Surface Weather Data Including Precipitation, Pressure and Temperature for Haiti (1716-1923)
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NCL00247_248_258_262
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Summary
Abstract:
The Haiti data resides in 1 book, 'Republique D'Haiti: Direction Generale des Travaux Publics Precipitation Atmospherique' (C/hc30 AO) written in French. This book contains tables of daily and monthly precipitation totals from 28 to 30 reporting stations in Haiti from April 1921 to February 1923. The tables contain daily total precipitation and monthly total precipitation. The Port au Prince, ... Haiti data resides in 1 book, 'Taglicher Gang des Barometers zu Port au Prince: Nach Zweijahrigen Beobactungen 1890-92' (C/hc30s P83 S 2592) written in German. 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 1901, Jan 1902, etc. This book contains tables of hourly, daily, monthly, and annual surface weather data for Port au Prince, Haiti from 1863 through 1893. Hourly surface pressure tables are for the months of July 1890 through June 1892 only. Other data are determined over various periods from 1 to 12 years. The tables contain the following data: hourly pressure; daily absolute maximum and minimum pressure; daily mean pressure; monthly mean pressure and temperature; monthly total rainfall; monthly mean (given hour) change in pressure and temperature; annual mean pressure and temperature; annual total rainfall; annual mean (given hour) change in pressure and temperature; long-term monthly mean pressure, humidity, vapor pressure, cloudiness, rainfall, rain density, and frequency of wind and calm; long-term monthly mean (given hour) humidity; long-term monthly mean variation in temperature; long-term monthly absolute maximum and minimum pressure and temperature; long-term monthly number of days with rainfall, thunderstorms, and thunder; long-term annual mean pressure, humidity, vapor pressure, cloudiness, rainfall, rain density, and frequency of wind and calm; long-term annual mean (given hour) humidity; long-term annual mean variation in temperature; long-term annual absolute maximum and minimum pressure and temperature; and long-term annual mean number of days with rainfall, thunderstorms, and thunder. Additional Haiti data resides in 1 book, 'Haiti. Direction Generale des Travaux Publics. Precipitation Atmospherique en Millimetres pour les mois de 1921-1923.' (C/hc30 AO). In these summaries, definitions are as in the above. This book contains tables of daily, monthly, and annual precipitation in Haiti from April 1921 through February 1923. The tables contain the following data: daily total precipitation; monthly total precipitation; and annual total precipitation. Additional Haitian Data resides in 1 book, 'Climatology of Haiti in the Eighteenth Century' (C/hc30 T15 32055). In these summaries, definitions are as in the above. This book contains tables of monthly and annual surface weather data for Haiti from 1716 to 1786. Tables contain the following data: (for Cap Haitian--May 1782-April 1783) monthly mean pressure and temperature, monthly absolute maximum and minimum pressure and temperature; (for Cap Haitian--April 1783-May 1784) monthly total rainfall; (for Le Trou--1783-1786) annual total rainfall and annual number of days with rainfall. In addition this book contains reports of normal and unusual weather conditions from various parishes. 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
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 20.0
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S: 17.0
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E: -68.0
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W: -75.0
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1716-10-26
Stop Date:
1923-02-28
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Personnel
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
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(626)395-6938
Fax:
(626)564-0715
Email:
jstock at gps.caltech.edu
Contact Address:
Caltech 252-21
1200 E. California Blvd.
City:
PASADENA
Province or State:
CA
Postal Code:
91125
Country:
USA
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
(626)395-6938
Fax:
(626)564-0715
Email:
jstock at gps.caltech.edu
Contact Address:
Caltech 252-21
1200 E. California Blvd.
City:
PASADENA
Province or State:
CA
Postal Code:
91125
Country:
USA
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
(626)395-6909
Fax:
(626)564-0715
Email:
clay at gps.caltech.edu
Contact Address:
Caltech 252-21
1200 E. California Blvd.
City:
Pasadena
Province or State:
CA
Postal Code:
91125
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2007-02-06
Future DIF Review Date:
2006-07-15
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