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U.S. Historical Climatological Series (DSI-9641E)

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

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Data_Quality_Information
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Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: U.S. Historical Climatological Series (DSI-9641E)

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Asheville, NC
Publisher: NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/climatenormals/climatenormals.pl

Description:

Abstract:: Historical Climatology Series (HCS) 4 and 5 is a series of digital products that the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) offers to customers. The series is archived as the single digital data set DSI-9641E. HCS 4 and 5 is actually a subseries in a larger series of products called US Climate Normals. HCS 4-1 is state, regional and national monthly and annual temperatures, weighted by area, for the normals period 1971-2000, plus earlier thirty-year normals periods starting in 1931. HCS 4-2 is similar to HCS 4-1, except it is for precipitation. HCS 4-3 is similar to HCS 4-1 and 4-2, except it is state, regional and national seasonal temperatures and precipitation. HCS 5-1 is state, regional, and national heating degree days, weighted by population. HCS 5-2 is similar to HCS 5-1, except it is for cooling degree days. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: data set CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition Fees: Pricing is dependent on customer order specifications. Please contact NCDC for information on fees and terms for retreiving the Data Set or Product.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: Not Available

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19310101
Ending_Date: 20001231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 130.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -60.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -15.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > DEGREE DAYS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Theme_Keyword: METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
Theme_Keyword: RAIN GAUGES
Theme_Keyword: TEMPERATURE LOGGERS
Theme_Keyword: THERMOMETERS
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: United States Of America
Theme_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Theme_Keyword: Virgin Islands
Theme_Keyword: Guam
Theme_Keyword: American Samoa
Theme_Keyword: Marshall Islands
Theme_Keyword: Micronesia
Theme_Keyword: Palau
Theme_Keyword: Gosic
Theme_Keyword: G3os/
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: ELEVATION
Theme_Keyword: PLANNING CADASTRE
Theme_Keyword: SOCIETY
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Access_Constraints: ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Use_Constraints:

None

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available. LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP: PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Not derived from another source. PROCESS DATE: Unknown

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact_Person: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120
City: Asheville
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 28801-5001
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncdc.orders@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: ______DSI-9641E ____

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: PDF, ASCII
Format_Name: Document

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/climatenorm...

Access_Instructions:

URL's to access the free uncertified version of HCS-4 and HCS-5

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.p...

Access_Instructions:

Online shopping feature and pricing for a certified copy of these publications

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.p...

Access_Instructions:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nmmrview/fgdc.jsp?id=gov....

Access_Instructions:

View Source Metadata document from the Metadata Manager and Repository (NMMR).

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/normals/usnorm...

Access_Instructions:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/climatenorm...

Access_Instructions:

Fees: Please See Summary

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070226

Metadata_Review_Date: 20110721

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120
City: Asheville
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 28801-5001
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 828-271-4800

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ncdc.orders@noaa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time