Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) Publication

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) contains summaries from major airport weather stations that include a daily account of temperature extremes, degree days, precipitation amounts and winds. Also included are the hourly precipitation amounts and abbreviated 3-hourly weather observations. The source data is global hourly (DSI 3505) which includes a number of quality control checks. The local climatological data annual file is produced from the National Weather Service (NWS) first and second order stations. The monthly summaries include maximum, minimum, and average temperature, temperature departure from normal, dew point temperature, average station pressure, ceiling, visibility, weather type, wet bulb temperature, relative humidity, degree days (heating and cooling), daily precipitation, average wind speed, fastest wind speed/direction, sky cover, and occurrences of sunshine, snowfall and snow depth. The annual summary with comparative data contains monthly and annual averages of the above basic climatological data in the meteorological data for the current year section, a table of the normals, means, and extremes of these same data, and sequential table of monthly and annual values of average temperature, total precipitation, total snowfall, and total degree days. Also included is a station location table showing in detail a history of, and relative information about, changes in the locations and exposure of instruments.
Citation
Title Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) Publication
publication  Date   1996-01-01
presentationForm  tableDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name User Engagement and Services Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +1 (828) 271-4800
Fax +1 (828) 271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name User Engagement and Services Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +1 828-271-4800
Fax +1 828-271-4876
Address
Federal Building, Room 468151 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Topic Category:  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Temperature Anomalies
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Degree Days
Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount
Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Snow Depth
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Sunshine
Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Amount/Frequency
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Anomalies
Atmosphere > Air Quality > Visibility
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Dew Point Temperature
Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Ceiling
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science and Services Keywords
revision  Date   2015-08-04
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
target application profile  Web Browser
Location keywords:
Continent > North America > United States Of America
Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Puerto Rico
Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands
Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam
Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > American Samoa
Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Palau
Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia > Marshall Islands
Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Micronesia
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
revision  Date   2015-04-07
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
target application profile  Web Browser
Stratum keywords:
Vertical Location > Troposphere
Vertical Location > Land Surface
Vertical Location > Stratosphere
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
revision  Date   2015-04-07
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
target application profile  Web Browser
dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2015-10-02
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
target application profile  Web Browser
Theme keywords (theme):
Cryosphere
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Hydrosphere
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Cover
Continent
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Geosphere
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
thesaurus name >
Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Averaging
thesaurus name >
Title Method > information processing
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Water
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Environmental Material
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Land Surface
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Earth Surface
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Observation
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Island
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Hydrologic Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Climatology
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Climatology
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Sea Ice
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > glacial feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Current
Exposure
Pacific
American Samoa
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Meteorology
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Atmospheric Sciences
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Temperature
Pressure
Relative Humidity
Heat
Wind Speed
Centered
North
Vertical
Radiation
Humidity
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Instrument
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Precipitation
Snow
thesaurus name >
Title Process > Atmospheric Process
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Atmosphere
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Atmosphere
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 05:02:54 UTC 2018
purpose:
The QCLCD Publication provides a long-term, quality controlled climate dataset from land-basaed in situ observations.
Browse image (thumbnail):
thumbnail file name:  ...
file type: PNG
thumbnail file description:  Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data GIS image of station locations.
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  daily
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
NCEI 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. NCEI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  72.0
southBoundLatitude  -15.0
Temporal Extent
1882-01-01
point of contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
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Scope of quality information
scope level  repository
Level Description
other component described  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Resource lineage description

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Format
Format name XML
Format version 
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 1
Linkage for online resource
name Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) Publication Landing Page
URL: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00679
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset.
target application profile  Description
Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Format
Format name CSV
Format version 
Format
Format name ArcGIS
Format version 
Format
Format name KMZ
Format version 
Format
Format name PDF
Format version 
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data (QCLCD) Description
URL: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Quality-Controlled Local Climatological Data is a monthly summary consisting of: 1) Summary sheet containing daily extremes and averages of temperature , departures from normal, average dew point and wet bulb temperatures, degree days, significant weather, precipitation, snowfall, snow depth, station and sea level pressure, and average and extreme wind speeds; 2) Hourly observations of most of these same weather elements plus sky conditions and visibility; 3) Hourly coded remarks; and 4) Hourly Precipitation table. The QCLCD is provided for approximately 1000 U.S. stations since 2005.
target application profile  Description
Linkage for online resource
name Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data Search
URL: http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/qclcd/QCLCD?prior=N
protocol HTTP
link function search
Description Search for the dataset via a text-based interface.
target application profile  Data Search Application
Linkage for online resource
name CDO HTTP Server
URL: http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/qclcd_ascii/
protocol HTTP
link function search
Description Compressed dataset files by month available for download via HTTP.
target application profile  Download
Linkage for online resource
name NCEI Climate Data Online Map Server
URL: https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/map/viewer/#app=cdo&cfg=cdo&theme=hourly&layers=000001&extent=-139.2:12.7:-50.4:57.8&node=gis
protocol HTTP
link function search
Description Dynamic GIS mapping application to locate stations and data for selected layers.
target application profile  Map Search Application
Linkage for online resource
name NCEI ArcGIS REST Services Directory
URL: https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cdo/lcd/MapServer
protocol HTTP
link function download
Description ArcGIS Server REST API for the dataset.
target application profile  REST
Linkage for online resource
name KMZ file for dataset
URL: https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/kml/lcd.kmz
protocol HTTP
link function download
Description Direct download link for KMZ file.
target application profile  KML
Linkage for online resource
name Quality Controlled Local Climatological Data Sample
URL: http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/qclcd/qclcddlysummary.htm
protocol HTTP
link function download
Description This sample data file shows how the data are formatted and is for example purposes only.
target application profile  Sample

Metadata data stamp:  2017-04-24
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
notes: Bulk metadata change applied on 2017-04-24. See version control repository history for metadata change details.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name ISO 19115 Metadata Contact
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ncdc:C00679

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)