gov.noaa.ncdc:C00019 National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 19790101 publication Building Science Series 118 Washington, D.C. National Bureau of Standards http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov Extreme Wind Speeds is a historical publication archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Extreme wind speeds at 129 stations in the contiguous United States was produced by the NCDC for the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards and published under the NBS Building Science Series 118. The National Bureau of Standards became the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The primary source of data used in the preparation of this study was the original record of surface weather observation forms from which the recorded fastest-mile wind speeds were extracted. This publication on microfiche presents narrative descriptions and formulae utilized in the preparation of the wind data for analyses, and the statistical methods used in these analyses. Data presented for each of 129 selected stations are: 1) recorded (anemometer elevation) and calculated (10) meters above the ground) fastest-mile wind speeds (mph), and 2) predicted extreme wind speeds for return periods of 2 to 1,000,000 years. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. publication C00019 ANEMOMETERS WIND VANES WEATHER STATIONS National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 19390101 19771231 Ground Condition Complete As Needed -125.0 -66.0 50.0 24.0 ISO 19115 Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 004 elevation 006 DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Meteorology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Climatology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Weather GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > STATION HEIGHT GCMD Location Valids UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GCMD Location Valids LAND SURFACE WEATHER STATIONS ANEMOMETERS WEATHER STATIONS WIND VANES 1 None None Not provided Unknown Completeness information not available. Unknown Unknown Historical Extreme Winds for the United States is a publication. None National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Service Mailing and physical

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