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Climate and Weather Products offered by the Pennsylvania State Climate Office
Entry ID: PA_STATCLIM


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Summary
Abstract: The Pennsylvania State Climatologist Office home page offers the following products and services.

Data Archive - Historical observations from FAA, COOP, CWOP, and DEP observing sites.

Current Airport Data - Current hourly and daily observations from select cities across Pennsylvania. Information on visibility, pressure, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, rainfall, weather, and cloud cover.

Divisional/Statewide Data - Information on the geography and climatology of Pennsylvania. Also contains divisional climate data, degree day data, means & extremes, and other state-wide miscellaneous information.

Hourly Climatology - Hourly averaged values of temperature, dew point, pressure, and wind speed for select observing sites across Pennsylvania.

Day Summaries - Max/Min temperature and precipitation for a specified day over a range of years.

FROST - Information, training, and data from the FROST (Frost, Rain, Optics, Snow and Thunder) program.

PA County Snowfall Status - County snowfall map.

PA Radar, Satellite and Snow Depth Archive - Archive of radar, satellite, and snow depth images since February 19th, 2002.

City Information - Detailed information on select cities across Pennsylvania.

Data Network Information - Description of the data networks the Pennsylvania State Climatologist uses.

Please visit the home page for products and additional information:
http://climate.psu.edu/

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Link: GET DATA
Description: Data products offered by the Pennsylvania State Climate Office


Geographic Coverage
 N: 42.0 S: 40.0  E: -75.0  W: -78.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Pennsylvania State Climatologist
Dataset Title: Climate and Weather Products offered by the Pennsylvania State Climate Office
Online Resource: http://climate.psu.edu/


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1893-01-01


Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > PENNSYLVANIA


Data Resolution


Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >VISIBILITY    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >FROST    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >DEGREE DAYS    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >DEW POINT TEMPERATURE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >HUMIDITY    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >WATER VAPOR    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD FREQUENCY    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD CEILING    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >HAIL    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION AMOUNT    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION RATE    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >RAIN    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >SLEET    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >SNOW    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >INFRARED IMAGERY    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR IMAGERY    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR REFLECTIVITY    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RETURN POWER    [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS >VISIBLE IMAGERY    [Definition]
CRYOSPHERE >SEA ICE >SNOW DEPTH    [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >DEW POINT TEMPERATURE    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE


Platform
FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS    [Information]
WEATHER STATIONS    [Information]


Instrument
ANEMOMETERS    [Information]
DRY BULB THERMOMETERS    [Information]
RAIN GAUGES    [Information]
SNOW MEASURING ROD    [Information]
THERMOMETERS    [Information]
WET BULB THERMOMETERS    [Information]
DOPPLER RADAR    [Information]
NEXRAD >NEXt Generation RADar    [Information]


Quality
Please review web site for quality information:
http://climate.met.psu.edu/www_prod/data/


Keywords
CDD
GDD
HDD
Heating Degree Days
Cooling Degree Days
Growing Degree Days
Wind Speed
Wind Direction


Data Set Progress
COMPLETE


Data Center
State Climatologist, Pennsylvania    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://climate.psu.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: PAUL KNIGHT
Phone: 814-865-8732
Fax: 814-865-3663
Email: psc at mail.meteo.psu.edu
Contact Address:
Pennsylvania State Climatologist


Personnel
PAUL KNIGHT
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 814-865-8732
Fax: 814-865-3663
Email: psc at mail.meteo.psu.edu
Contact Address:
Pennsylvania State Climatologist


SCOTT A. RITZ
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5126
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA



Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-10-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-10-01


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