National Climatic Data Center's Weather Event Case Study Archive (1991-2008)
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NCDC_WX_EVENT_ARCH
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Summary
Abstract:
The NCDC weather event archive contains case studies of the major weather events that happened between 1991 and 2006. Each case study includes a detailed discussion of the event combined with satellite photos, radar images, and weather observations. Below is a list of the events covered in the archive. 1991 ---- - Unnamed Hurricane--October 1991 ... (Halloween Storm)
1992
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- Hurricane Andrew--August 1992
1993
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- The U.S. Summer of 1993 (PDF)
- Midwest Flooding and Southeast Drought of 1993
- Water Equivalent vs Rain Guage Measurements from March Blizzard
- The March 1993 "Storm of the Century"
- Winter Precipitation in SW Arizona--1992-1993
1994
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- Tropical Storm Alberto Flooding--July 1994
- Galva, Iowa Tornado--June 1994
- Southeast Ice Storm--Febrary 1994
1995
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- The Winter of '95-'96
- Atlantic Hurricane Season--1995
- Hurricane Opal--October 1995
- California Flooding--Winter 1995
1996
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- West Coast Flooding--December 1996-January 1997
- A Year of Heavy Rainfall--1996
- Snowstorms in New England--December 5-8, 1996
- Atlantic Hurricane Season--1996
- Hurricane Fran--September 1996
- Hurricane Bertha--July 1996
- Hurricane Bertha--July 1996 (2nd report)
- Fort Smith, Arkansas Tornado--April 1996
- The Winter of '95-'96
- Pacific Northwest Flooding--February 1996
- Cold Wave--February 1996
- The Blizzard of 1996
1997
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- Atlantic Hurricane Season--1997
- Western Plains Snowstorm--October 1997
- Central and Eastern Europe Flooding--July 1997
- Hurricane Danny--July 1997
- Eastern Canada Fires--June 1997
- Reviewing Four Weather Events--Spring 1997
- Texas Tornadoes--May 1997
- Northern Plains Flooding--Spring 1997
- Northeast Snowstorm--April 1997
- Tornadoes and Flooding--March 1997
- West Coast Flooding--December 1996-January 1997
- Southeast Regional Climate Center (Reports and Data)
1998
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- Atlantic Hurricane Season--1998
- Annual Review, Extreme Events of 1998
- Climate of 1998
- Climatic Extremes of the Summer of 1998
- Mitch: The Deadliest Atlantic Hurricane Since 1780
- Typhoons and Flooding in Philippines--September-October 1998
- Georges Pummels Caribbean--September 1998
- Bonnie Buffets North Carolina--August 1998
- Heat and Precipitation Extremes--Summer 1998
- Weather Extremes--Summer 1998
- Flooding in China--Summer 1998
- Florida Wildfires--June 1998
- California Flooding and Florida Tornadoes--February 1998
- Eastern U.S. Flooding and Ice Storm-January 1998
- The El Nino Winter of '97-'98, Special Report
- El Nino--Reports and Data
- Southeast Regional Climate Center (Reports and Data)
1999
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- 1999 Annual Review
- 1998-1999 Tornadoes and a Long-Term Tornado Climatology (Tech Report)
- Hurricanes -- 1999
- Climate-Watch, October 1999 (Hurr Irene, Mexico Flooding, India Cyclone)
- Hurricane Floyd--September 1999
- Climate-Watch, September 1999 (Hurricanes, Drought in South,
Global Summary)
- Hurricane Dennis--August 1999
- Hurricane Bret--August 1999
- The 1999 Drought (NCDC's Drought Summary)
- The 1999 Drought (NOAA's Drought Information Center)
- Climate-Watch, August 1999 (Camille...30 Years Ago, Drought
in East, Global Summary)
- Severe Derecho in Upper Midwest, July 1999 (Midwest Regional Climate
Center)
- Climate-Watch, July 1999 (Northeast Heat, Global Summary, etc)
- Climate-Watch, June 1999 (Drought in the East, Global Summary, etc)
- Climate-Watch, May 1999 (Severe Tornado Outbreak--OK & KS, Global
- Summary, etc)Climate-Watch, April 1999 (1974 Tornado Outbreak,
Drought, Global Summary, etc)
- Climate-Watch, March 1999 (Hungary Flooding, U.S. Snowfall,
Global Summary, etc)
- December 1998 - February 1999 Review (The Winter of '98-'99
U.S./Global Review)
- Climate-Watch, February 1999 (AK Cold, OR-WA Precip, 1899 Cold,
Global Summary)
- Climate-Watch, January 1999 (Midwest Blizzard, Tornadoes,
Global Summary, etc) Southeast Regional Climate Center (Reports and Data)
2000
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- Summary of Major US Events for 2000 (PDF format)
- Summary of Major Global Events for 2000 (PDF format)
- Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events (Tech Report)
- Climate-Watch, December 2000 (White Christmas?, Alabama Tornadoes,
Southeast US Ice/Snow)
- Climate-Watch, November 2000 (Hawaii Rains, Europe Flooding, Typhoon
Xangsane)
- Climate-Watch, October 2000 (Hurricane Keith, SE Asia Flooding,
Miami Flooding)
- Hurricanes -- 2000
- Climate-Watch, September 2000 (Galveston 1900 Hurricane, S. Plains
Heat, Etc)
- June-August US Drought, Heat, and Fires
- Western U.S. Wildfires
- Climate-Watch, August 2000 (Western Wildfires, Hurricane
Climatology, Global Weather)
- Climate-Watch, July 2000 (Drought in Southeast U.S., Balkan Heat Wave)
- Climate-Watch, June 2000 (Drought/Fires in U.S., Mexico Flooding,
Global Weather)
- Climate-Watch, May 2000 (New Mexico Fires, OK/MO Flooding, Global
Weather)
- Climate-Watch, April 2000 (Southeast Rains, Weather Satellites,
Global Weather)
- Climate-Watch, March 2000 (Africa Flooding, Global Weather)
- Climate-Watch, February 2000 (AK Avalanches, GA Tornadoes, Africa
Flooding)
- Climate-Watch, January 2000 (Winter Storms, Global Weather)
2001
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- Hurricanes -- 2001
- Climate-Watch, December 2001 (White Christmas?, Global Weather)
- Climate-Watch, November 2001 (Hurricane Michelle, Southeast
Drought/Fires, Algeria Flooding)
- Climate-Watch, October 2001 (Hurricane Iris, Global Extremes)
- Climate-Watch, September 2001 (Lightning, Fires, Hurricanes)
- 2001 Summer Heat in the U.S.
- Climate-Watch, August 2001 (Review of Heat & Floods, TS Barry,
Global Extremes)
- Climate-Watch, July 2001 (Lightning, WV Flooding, Western Fires,
Global Extremes)
- Climate-Watch, June 2001 (TS Allison, Midwest Tornadoes, Global
Weather Extremes)
- Climate-Watch, May 2001 (Southeast Drought, Middle East Heat, etc)
- Upper Midwest Snowfall and Mississippi River Flooding
- Pacific Northwest Drought
- Southeast and Florida Drought
- Climate-Watch, April 2001
- Climate-Watch, March 2001 (SE Rains, CA Rains, New England
Snowstorm, etc)
- Climate-Watch, February 2001 (Northeast Snowstorm, Groundhog Day)
- Groundhog Day 2001
- Climate-Watch, January 2001 (Arkansas Icestorm, Poland
Snowstorm, Siberia Coldwave)
2002
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- Global Hazards/Events, November 2002 (Major Tornado Outbreak,
Australia Fires, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, October 2002 (US Drought, Hurr. Lili,
Europe Storms, etc)
- Summer 2002 U.S. Drought
- 2002 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Climate-Watch, September 2002 (Pacific Typhoons, US Drought, etc)
- Climate-Watch, August 2002 (Europe Flooding, US Drought, Andrew
10th Anniversary, etc)
- Climate-Watch, July 2002 (Texas Flooding, North American Fires,
US Drought, etc)
- Climate-Watch, June 2002 (Hurricane Agnes--1972, Western US
Fires, etc)
- Climate-Watch, May 2002 (New England Snow, India Heatwave, WV
Flooding, etc)
- Climate-Watch, April 2002 (Midwest Heat, China Duststorms,
Maryland F4 Tornado, etc)
- Climate-Watch, March 2002 (El Nino Developing, TN/KY/VA/WV
Flooding, Midwest Snow)
- Climate-Watch, February 2002 (TS Chris, Afghanistan Blizzard, Global
Weather)
- Climate-Watch, January 2002 (Southeast US Snow, Russian Cold, Global
Weather)
- Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
- Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
- Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
- Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
- Climate of 2002 Monthly Reports
- Global Temperature Anomalies
- NWS Service Assessments (Special Reports on Particular Events)
- NWS Natural Hazard Statistics
- Midwest Climate Watch
- Southeast Climate Watch
- Northeast Climate Watch
- Southern Climate Watch
2003
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- 2003 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Global Hazards/Events, December 2003 (CA Flooding, 2 Tropical Storms,
Nor'easter, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, November 2003 (CA Fires, Africa Drought, Indonesia
Flooding, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, October 2003 (CA Fires, Western Drought, Congo Storms,
etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, September 2003 (Hurr Isabel, Western Fires, SW Asia
Rains, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, August 2003 (Europe Heatwave, China Flooding, TS
Grace, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, July 2003 (Western Drought, Hurr Claudette, Europe
Heat, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, June 2003 (Huge Hailstones, TS Bill, Venezuela
Flooding, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, May 2003 (US Tornado Outbreak, Southeast US Flooding,
etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, April 2003 (TS Ana, S. Plains Storms, Argentina
Flooding, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, March 2003 (CO Snowstorm, GA Tornadoes, Iraq
Sandstorm, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, February 2003 (East Coast Snowstorm, Middle East Snow,
etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, January 2003 (SE U.S. Snow, Fiji Cyclone,
Australia Drought, etc)
- Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
- Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
- Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
- Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
- Climate of 2003 Monthly Reports
- Global Temperature Anomalies
- NWS Service Assessments (Special Reports on Particular Events)
- NWS Natural Hazard Statistics
- Midwest Climate Watch
- Southeast Climate Watch
- Northeast Climate Watch
- Southern Climate Watch
2004
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- 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Global Hazards/Events, December 2004 (Texas Snow, West Coast Storms, OH
Valley
Snow, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, November 2004 (US Tornadoes, SE Asia Typhoons, China
Drought, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, October 2004 (Japan Typhoons, Hawaii Flooding, Europe
Storms, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, September 2004 (Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, Jeanne,
China
Flooding, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, August 2004 (Hurricanes Alex, Charley; Trop Storms
Bonnie, Gaston)
- Global Hazards/Events, July 2004 (Western Fires, Japan Heatwave, S. Asia
Flooding, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, June 2004 (Western Drought, Tornado in Turkey, Guam
Rainfall, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, May 2004 (Hispaniola Flooding, US Tornadoes, TX
Flooding, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, April 2004 (Illinois Tornadoes, CA Heat, Mexico
Flooding, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, March 2004 (Madagascar Cyclone, South Atlantic
Hurricane, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, February 2004 (Carolinas Snowstorm, Australia Heat
Wave,
etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, January 2004 (Hawaii Tornado, Canada/US Cold, Africa
Drought, etc)
- U.S. Wildfire Summary
- Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
- Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
- Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
- Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
- Climate of 2004 Monthly Reports
- Global Temperature Anomalies
- U.S. Snow Climatology and Extremes
- NWS Service Assessments (Special Reports on Particular Events)
- NWS Natural Hazard Statistics
- Midwest Climate Watch
- Southeast Climate Watch
- Northeast Climate Watch
- Southern Climate Watch
2005
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- Global Hazards/Events, December 2005 (27th Atlantic Storm, SE Asia Flooding,
etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, November 2005 (Indiana Tornado, Northern Plains Winter
Storm, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, October 2005 (Hurricane Wilma, TS Tammy, Northeast
Flooding, etc.)
- U.S. Wildfire Summary
- 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Hurricane Katrina Special Report
- Global Hazards/Events, September 2005 (Hurricanes Rita & Ophelia, Brazil
Snow,
etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, August 2005 (Hurricane Katrina, WI Tornadoes,
Australia
Snow, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, July 2005 (Midwest Drought, India Flooding, Hurricane
Dennis, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, June 2005 (Western Fires, China Flooding, TS Arlene,
etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, May 2005 (Nebraska Storms, Nor'easter, Chile
Snowstorm,
etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, April 2005 (Northeast Flooding, CO Snow, Australia
Drought, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, March 2005 (Southwest Rains, Southeast Storms, Cyclone
Ingrid, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, February 2005 (South Pacific Cyclones, Eastern Europe
Cold/Snow, etc)
- Global Hazards/Events, January 2005 (CA Floods, Northeast Snowstorm, Algeria
Snow, etc)
- Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
- Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
- Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
- Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly and Seasonal Global Temperature and Precipitation
- Climate of 2005 Monthly Reports
- Global Temperature Anomalies
- U.S. Snow Climatology and Extremes
- NWS Service Assessments (Special Reports on Particular Events)
- NWS Natural Hazard Statistics
- Midwest Climate Watch
- Southeast Climate Watch
- Northeast Climate Watch
- Southern Climate Watch
2006
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- Global Hazards/Events, December 2006 (Colorado Snowstorms, Indonesia & Africa Flooding, Typhoons Durian & Utor , etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, November 2006 (Typhoon Chebi, Japan's Deadliest Tornado, Africa Flooding, Pacific Northwest Snowfall, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, October 2006 (Typhoon Cimaron, Buffalo Snow, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, September 2006 (TS Ernesto, Typhoon Xangsane, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, August 2006 (Ethiopa Flooding, U.S. Drought, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, July 2006 (St. Louis Storms, U.S. and Europe Heatwave, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, June 2006 (TS Alberto, U.S. Flooding, Asia Flooding, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, May 2006 (New England Flooding, U.S. Drought, Thailand Flooding, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, April 2006 (U.S. Tornadoes, Danube Flooding, Trop Cyclone Monica, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, March 2006 (Texas/Oklahoma Wildfires,
Hawaii Flooding, Midwest Tornadoes, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, February 2006 (Drought, Northeast Snowstorm,
Philippines Landslide, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, January 2006 (Warm January, E. Europe Cold, etc.)
- 2006 Climate of 2006 Annual Review U.S. Drought
- 2006 Significant Tornado Outbreaks
- 2006 Wildfire Season
- 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
- Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
- Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
- Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Climate of 2006 Monthly Reports
- Global Temperature Anomalies
- U.S. Snow Climatology and Extremes
- NWS Service Assessments (Special Reports on Particular Events)
- NWS Natural Hazard Statistics
- Midwest Climate Watch
- Southeast Climate Watch
- Northeast Climate Watch
- Southern Climate Watch
2007
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- Global Hazards/Events, December 2007 (Tropical Storm Olga, Midwest U.S.
- Severe Winter Storm, Northwest U.S. Storm, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, November 2007 (Tropical Cyclone Sidr, U.S. Flooding, - Flooding in Vietnam, Mexico and Papua New Guinea, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, October 2007 (Tropical Storm Noel, U.S. Drought, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, September 2007 (Hurricanes Felix & Humberto, Typhoons Fitow, Nari & Wipha, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, August 2007 (Hurricane Dean, South and Midwest U.S. Heatwave, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, July 2007 (Typhoon Man-Yi, Severe U.S. Drought, Sudan, China & Indonesia Flooding, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, June 2007 (Tropical Cyclone Gonu, Severe Midwest Storms, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, May 2007 (Widespread U.S. Drought, Kansas Tornado, etc.)
- NOAA/USDA Report on April 2007 Freeze EventNew
- Global Hazards/Events, April 2007 (Severe Freeze, N. Africa Flooding, Maine snowfall, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, March 2007 (Severe Storms & Tornadoes in Southern = U.S., Heavy Snowfall in Canada, China & India, Flooding in Afghanistan & Argentina, Drought in Western U.S., etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, February 2007 (Central U.S. Extreme Drought, Severe - Winter Storm in Midwest, Mid-Atlantic & Northeast U.S., Flooding in Mozambique, Indonesia & Bolivia, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, January 2007 (California Freeze, Midwest Icestorm, N. Europe Storm , etc.)
- Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
- Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
- Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
- Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Global Temperature Anomalies
- U.S. Snow Climatology and Extremes
- NWS Service Assessments (Special Reports on Particular Events)
- NWS Natural Hazard Statistics
- Midwest Climate Watch
- Southeast Climate Watch
- Northeast Climate Watch
- Southern Climate Watch
2008
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- Global Hazards/Events, Current Month
- Global Hazards/Events, October 2008 (Hurricanes Norbert and Omar, Algeria and Central America flooding, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, September 2008 (Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, Ike, and Kyle, Chili/Malaysia flooding, Typhoons Hagupit and Jangmi, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, August 2008 (Tropical Storm Fay, Hawaii and - Southeastern U.S. drought, China, Pakistan, Southeast Asia flooding, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, July 2008 (Hurricane Dolly, Asia/South Africa flooding, Typhoon Kalmaegi, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, June 2008 (Midwest U.S. Heavy Rainfall, Midwest/Mid-Atlantic flooding, Typhoon Fengshen, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, May 2008 (Tropical Cyclone Nargis, China and South America flooding, Southern U.S. Tornadoes, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, April 2008 (Typhoon Neoguri, Brazil and Sri Lanka flooding, Southeastern U.S. Tornadoes, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, March 2008 (Tropical Cyclone Jokwe, Central U.S. and South African flooding, Southeastern U.S. Tornadoes, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, February 2008 (Tropical Cyclone Ivan, Hawaiian flooding, Southeastern U.S. Tornadoes, Wisconsin snowfall, etc.)
- Global Hazards/Events, January 2008 (Australia, Africa and South America flooding; U.S. Drought; Europe and Asia severe winter weather; etc.)
- Midwestern U.S. Flood Overview (2008)
- U.S. Tornado Overview (2008)
- Animated Maps of Drought Monitoring
- Drought Termination (precip required to end a drought)
- Daily U.S. Temperature Maps
- Weekly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Monthly U.S. Temperature and Precipitation
- Global Temperature Anomalies
- U.S. Snow Climatology and Extremes
- NWS Service Assessments (Special Reports on Particular Events)
- NWS Natural Hazard Statistics
- Midwest Climate Watch
- Southeast Climate Watch
- Northeast Climate Watch
- Southern Climate Watch
All case studies may be obtained via the World Wide Web from the NCDC
Home Page.
Link to:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/weather-events.html 
Geographic Coverage
(Click for Interactive Map)
Spatial coordinates
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N: 47.0
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S: 25.0
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E: -60.0
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W: -124.0
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dataset Title:
National Climatic Data Center's Weather Event Case Study Archive (1991-2008)
Dataset Release Place:
Asheville, NC, USA
Dataset Publisher:
National Climatic Data Center
Data Presentation Form:
HTML
Online Resource:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/weather-events.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1991-10-31
Stop Date:
2008-12-31
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution:
Daily
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Distribution
Distribution Format:
ASCII
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2004-01-30
Last DIF Revision Date:
2005-11-14
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