Abstract:
The Dominica data resides in 1 book, 'Precipitation of Dominica, British West
Indies' (C/hc35 T374P 48994). 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 and maps of monthly and annual precipitation data
from approximately 30 reporting stations in Dominica, British West Indies for
1875-1829. Tables contain the following data: monthly total rainfall (21
stations--Nov 1896 only, 1 station--1913-1917, 1 station--Aug 1919-Dec 1924);
annual total total rainfall (4 stations--varying periods); long-term monthly
mean rainfall; and long-term annual mean rainfall. Maps contain monthly total
rainfall (Nov 1896 only) and long-term annual mean rainfall. Tables of
comparative rainfall data from stations throughout the Western Hemisphere (some
of the place names are not locatable on modern maps) appear at the end of the
book . These data were compiled from various publications of which a
bibliography is given on p. 12.
The Antigua data resides in 1 book, 'Climatology of Antigua, West Indies'
(C/hc100 A62 A379 40192). In these summaries, definitions are as in the above.
This book contains tables of monthly and annual surface weather data for
Antigua, West Indies from April 1866 through 1900. The rainfall data begin
in 1866, 1874, or 1888. All other data begin in 1890. Tables contain the
following data: monthly mean temperature, rainfall, and daily wind speed;
monthly mean maximum and minimum temperature; monthly mean (given hour)
pressure, temperature, humidity, wet bulb temperature, dew point, and wind
direction; monthly absolute maximum and minimum temperature; monthly total
rainfall; monthly number of days with rainfall, and rainfall over 1'; monthly
number of thunderstorms; annual mean temperature, rainfall, and daily wind
speed; annual mean maximum and minimum temperature; annual mean (given hour)
pressure, temperature, humidity, wet bulb temperature, dew point, and wind
direction; annual absolute maximum and minimum temperature; annual total
rainfall; annual number of days with rainfall, and rainfall over 1'; annual
number of thunderstorms; annual deviation from normal rainfall; long-term
monthly mean rainfall; and long-term annual mean rainfall.
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. 
