gov.noaa.ncdc:C00369 National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Unknown tabular digital data http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/documentlibrary/datasets.html#TD3390 http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/documentlibrary/datasets.html#TD3390 http DSI-3390 Documentation NCDC Dataset Documentation for DSI-3390 information Summary 6 Hourly Data Inventory is historical digital data set DSI-3390, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).This data set is the inventory for historical digital data set DSI-3290, Summary 6 Hourly Data, also at NCDC.Major parameters are station identification; year, month, day, and hour; data parameter being inventoried; data measurement flag; quality flag; and the number of times these two flags occur as a pair for the given station, date, time, and parameter. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. data set C00369 RAIN GAUGES SNOW MEASURING ROD TEMPERATURE SENSORS THERMOMETERS WEATHER STATIONS National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/documentlibrary/datasets.html#TD3390 19840101 19980731 Ground Condition Complete As Needed 130.0 -65.0 72.0 -15.0 ISO 19115 Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 004 DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Meteorology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Climatology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Weather Earth Sciences > Land > Hydrology GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > SNOW EARTH SCIENCE > HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT GCMD Location Valids UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GCMD Location Valids LAND SURFACE WEATHER STATIONS RAIN GAUGES WEATHER STATIONS SNOW MEASURING ROD WEATHER STATIONS TEMPERATURE SENSORS WEATHER STATIONS THERMOMETERS 1 None None Not provided Unknown Completeness information not available. This data set is derived from Hourly Precipitation Data: Special ASOS Network, DSI-3290, C00369. Unknown Station Identifier: (STNID) is a 5-character alphanumeric string that uniquely specifies the station whose summary observation data is inventoried. This station identifier is the WBAN number and is assigned by NCDC. Station identifier ranges in value from 03103 through 94918. Year: (YEAR) is an integer that specifies the year of summary observation data inventoried. Year ranges in value from 1984 to 1998. Month: (MONTH) is an integer that specifies the month of summary observation data inventoried. Month ranges in value from 01 to 12. Day: (DAY) is an integer that specifies the day of summary observation data inventoried. Day ranges in value from 01 to 31. Hour: (HOUR) is an integer that specifies the hour of summary observation data inventoried. Hour ranges in value from 00 to 24, and 99. Both values of 00 and 24 represent midnight. The value of 99 is used to indicate missing or unknown. Hour is rounded up for minutes GT or EQ 30 contained in the summary observation data. Element: (ELEM) is a 4-character alphanumeric string that specifies the meteorological element type of summary observation data inventoried. Element ranges in value are PRCP, SNOW, SNWD, TMAX, and TMIN. PRCP - Accumulated precipitation for the six hourly period. Rainfall and melted precipitation are included. SNOW - Snowfall amount for the six hourly period. SNWD - Depth of snow observed for the six hourly period. TMAX - Maximum temperature for the six hourly period. TMIN - Minimum temperature for the six hourly period. Data Measurement Flag: (FLAG1) is a single character. Data measurement flag has the following range of values: A Accumulated value through previously missing observation period(s) T Trace ( LT 0.005 inches for PRCP ) ( LT 0.05 inches for SNOW ) ( LT 0.5 inches for SNWD ) b Blank - Flag not needed Data Quality Flag: (FLAG2) is a single character. Data quality flag has the following range of values: 0 Observed data has passed all internal consistency checks 2 Observed data has failed an internal consistency check - (subsequent edited value follows observed value) 3 Observed data has failed a consistency check (Low level of confidence for observed value) 4 Observed data value invalid - no edited value follows E Edited data value passes all system checks - no observed value present S Manually edited data passes all system checks ! Indicates a missing period that is contained in a subsequent accumulated value (Data measurement flag, FLAG1, A ) b Blank - Flag not needed Flag Pair Count: (FPCNT) is an integer that specifies the number of times that FLAG1 and FLAG2 occur together as a pair for the given station identifier, year, month, day, hour, and element for the summary observation data. Flag pair count ranges in value from 001 through 004. None National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Services Branch Mailing and physical

151 Patton Avenue

Room 468

Asheville North Carolina 28801-5001 USA 828-271-4800 828-271-4010 828-271-4876 ncdc.orders@noaa.gov 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/about/ncdcordering.html DSI-3390 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. 20060627 20060627 National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Services Branch Mailing and physical

151 Patton Avenue

Room 468

Asheville North Carolina 28801-5001 USA 828-271-4800 828-271-4010 828-271-4876 ncdc.metadata@noaa.gov 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata FGDC-STD-012-2002 http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/extensions/local_extensions.html NGDC Extensions to FGDC Metadata http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/MetadataRemoteSensingExtens.pdf http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/remote-sensing-metadata Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002 http://www.eis.noaa.gov/fgdc/fgdcleg.html NOAA Supplemental Information in Description (NOAA legacy extension to FGDC)