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Meta IdentifierWRCC_climate
Type of Dataprecipitation, snowfall, air temperature
OriginatorNational Climatic Data Center
DescriptionHistorical Climate Information, including: Western U.S. Historical Summaries; Precipitation Maps; Station Inventories; Wind and Evaporation Data; Coastal Water Table; etc. Air temperature data are derived from hourly data but presented in summary of average by month for the entire period of record.
AreaWestern U.S. Region
Metadata Date1/13/2003
Metadata ContactBrian Woolsey
Statuscomplete
Request LogDownloaded and entered by Brian Woolsey of Kier Associates/KRIS team in April 2003.
Access ConstraintsNone
Lead OrganizationWestern Regional Climate Center
Data Set Nameclimate_airtemp_monthly_1931_2000_mineral.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthly_1948_1974_volta_ph.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthly_1949_2000_manzanita_lake.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthlyave_manzanita_lake.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthlyave_mineral.dbf, climate_airtemp_monthlyave_volta_ph.dbf, climate_snowfall_manzanita_lake.db, climate_snowfall_mineral.db, climate_snowfall_monthlyave_manzanita_lake.dbf, climate_snowfall_monthlyave_mineral.dbf, climate_snowfall_monthlyave_volta_ph.dbf, climate_snowfall_volta_ph.db
Maint. and Update Freq.unknown
PurposeTrack climate, including rainfall, snow fall and air temperatures to assess patterns as they relate to fisheries and aquatic habitat trends.
Data Quality Informationgood; some gaps exist. Not updated since 2000.
Use ConstraintsData measurements are point measurements. A single point measurement may not accurately represent regional data caused by spacial variability that exists due to geographic effects.
Supplemental InformationSee Western Regional Climate Center Website or NOAA Climate Center on the Internet (see below for addresses).
Keywordsprecipitation, snowfall, temperature, climate
On Line Linkage (URL)http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/index.html or http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
PublisherDesert Research Institute
Publication PlaceUniversity of Nevada at Reno
TitleClimate and Weather Data
Other Citation DetailsClimate data are available through the Western Regional Climate Center for locations throughout the West.
Contact OrganizationWestern Regional Climate Center
Contact Address2215 Raggio Parkway
Contact CityReno
Contact StateNevada
Contact Zip Code89512
Contact Voice Telephone(775) 674-701
Contact Fax (775) 674-7016
Contact Emailwrcc@dri.edu

 
 
 
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