Daily U.S. Snow Monitoring

Resource Abstract:

Daily U.S. Snow Monitoring is a web based product available at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The data is extracted from the digital dataset U.S. COOP Summary of the Month (DSI-3220). This is meteorological data from the U.S. Cooperative Observer Network (COOP), which consists of stations operated by state universities, state or federal agencies, and also private individuals whose stations are managed and maintained by the National Weather Service (NWS). The network includes regular NWS offices, and airports with weather stations operated by the NWS or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Network also includes U.S. military bases. There are typically about 8,000 stations operating in any one year. The earliest data, organized by month, from DSI-3220 begins in 1886. Attributes from the extracted data include COOP ID, WBAN ID, Station Name, State, Year, Latitude, Longitude, Station Elevation, and Daily Snowfall.

Citation

Title Daily U.S. Snow Monitoring

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other Citation Details  NCDC DSI-3220

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 ncdc.orders@noaa.gov

hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern

contact Instructions

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

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 ncdc.orders@noaa.gov

Linkage for online resource

name Snow Monitoring Daily Description

URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets

protocol HTTP

link function information

Description Daily snowfall and snowfall accumulations for U.S. stations. Values are usually delayed 24 hours from the time of observation.

target application profile  Description

hoursOfService 8:00 - 5:00 Eastern

Topic Category:  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

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