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Climatological Data - International
Below is a list of resources with international climatological
data, including reference books, and current and historical
data organized chronologically.
REFERENCE:
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Call Number
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Craighead's international business, travel, and relocation
guide to 71 countries. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Inc.,
c1991-
Gives a brief overview of the geography and climate of listed countries,
as well as a chart of average, max. and min., temperatures and precipitation
for a few major cities in each country.
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*R HF5549.5.E45.D56 Latest edition |
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Fodor's World Weather Guide. Pearce, E.A. and
C.G. Smith, 1998
Includes world's climate regions and weather station maps, as well as
country by country weather.
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*R QC982 .P44 |
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World survey of climatology. 1969-1995
This 16-volume set covers climates of the world's regions. For countries
discusses location and topography, general climate, climatic types,
temperature, humidity, precipitation, surface wind, and other climatic
factors such as sandstorms and fog. Also has a volume on future climates
of the world.
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*R QC980.15W67 |
CURRENT DATA:
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Date
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Title/Web site
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Call Number
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| 1981 - present |
Monthly climatic data for the world
Division of Climatological and Hydrologic Services. Arranged by continent,
then country, monthly data (for stations). Includes pressure, temperature,
precipitation, upper air and sunshine data.
1998-Present available at:
http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov/pubs/publications.html
This information is available online at the Science, Industry and Business
Library with a user ID and password. To access this data please speak
to a librarian.
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JSP 91-247 (Incomplete) Also see adjacent
Web site |
| 1991 - present |
Worldwide Weather and Climate Events
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/weather-events.html
Gives worldwide weather events and historical global extremes. Monthly reports
of extreme events (droughts, tornado outbreaks, typhoons and flooding,
etc.) for current year available. |
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| 1994 - present |
NCDC: Get/View OnLine Climate Data
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/
climatedata.html
Will provide daily temperature, precipitation,
winds, pressure, snow, etc., data for over 8000 worldwide stations. |
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| Weather servers, current conditions, and weather forecasts |
World Meteorological Organization
www.wmo.ch/web-en/member.html
Provides a list of links for national weather Web and Gopher servers for
66 countries. Many servers have English versions. |
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Current Weather -- National Weather Service
weather.noaa.gov/weather/ccworld.html
Links to current weather conditions in other nations. Includes hourly data
(last 24 hours) for international stations: current temperature, dew point,
pressure, wind. |
Weather.com
www.weather.com/
Includes: current conditions, ten-day forecast, relative humidity, wind
direction/speed, barometer, visibility, sunrise and set, and more. |
HISTORICAL DATA:
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Date
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Title/Web site
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Call Number
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| 1800s- 1990s |
NCDC: Get/View Online Climate Data
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/climatedata.html
Click on “Monthly”, then “Global Stations – Select
by Station”. This site graphs monthly temperature and precipitation
data from over 7000 worldwide stations. Dates of coverage vary with geographic
regions. |
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| 1941 - 1990 |
World WeatherDisc
National Climate Data Center, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Statistical Database. Detailed description of historical weather and climate
information for the entire planet. Includes monthly averages
for temperature, precipitation, and pressure from thousands of weather
stations throughout the world. Dates of coverage vary with geographic regions. |
Computer file: accessible from the
Electronic Information Center (EIC).
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1966 - Present
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Monthly climatic data for the world
Division of Climatological and Hydrologic Services.
Arranged by continent, then country, monthly data
(for stations). Includes pressure, temperature, precipitation, upper air
and sunshine data.
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1966-1980:
PRS (United States. Environmental Data Service. Monthly climatic data
for the world)
1981- : JSP 91-247
[missing 6/1989, 1/1993-4/1995]
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