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Climatological Data - New York City

Below is a chronological listing of New York City climatological data sources, both current and historical.

CURRENT DATA:

Date
Title/Web site
Call Number
1997 – Present Climatological Data. New York.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center.
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.
Monthly editions contain station daily maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation. Some stations provide daily snowfall, snow depth, evaporation, and soil temperature data. Each issue also contains monthly summaries for heating and cooling degree days. The July issue also contains monthly heating degree days and snow data for the preceding July through June. The Annual issue contains monthly and annual averages of temperature, precipitation, temperature extremes, freeze data, soil temperatures, evaporation, and a recap of monthly cooling degree days (description from Web site).		 See also:
1991-Present:
READEX Microfiche: C55.214/29
1997 - Present NWS Boston, MA – Daily Data for 198 Locations
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/dailystns.shtml
Unofficial daily climate data, organized by month, including Central Park, La Guardia Airport and Kennedy Airport.
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2001 – Present National Weather Service Forecast Office – Upton, NY - Snowstorms and Other Recent Significant Weather Events
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/stormtotals.html
Data given for several stations in the Northeast, including Central Park.
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Current Conditions National Weather Service Forecast Office – Upton, NY
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/
Provides official forecasts for New York, Northeastern New Jersey, Southern Connecticut and the surrounding coastal waters.
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Current Conditions Weather.com
www.weather.com/
Includes: current conditions, ten-day forecast, relative humidity, wind direction/speed, barometer, visibility, sunrise and set, and more.
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HISTORICAL DATA:

Date
Title/Web site
Call Number
1826 – 1996 NCDC Climate Visualization
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/onlineprod/drought/xmgr.html
Click on link under heading “Global Historical Climatological Network Data”.This site graphs monthly temperature data (maximums and minimums) for New York Central Park (1876-1996). The precipitation section of CLIMVIS contains monthly precipitation data for New York La Guardia (1826-1989) and New York JFK (1981-1990).
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1876 - 1992

World WeatherDisc
National Climate Data Center, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Contains daily weather data from Central Park: maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation and snowfall. For 1949 to 1992 includes daily weather data for JFK International Airport: maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation and snowfall.

 Computer file: accessible from the Electronic Information Center (EIC).
1905 - 1958 Daily Weather Bulletin (New York, NY)
US Weather Bureau. Forecast for New York City and Vicinity.
 PRS+ (United States. Weather Bureau. Forecast for New York and vicinity) [incomplete, missing 1947, 1948]
1914 - 1941 Climatological data. New York Section
 U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Weather Bureau, New York Section.
Contains monthly summaries, and daily precipitation and temperature data for over 100 New York State weather stations, including New York City. Stations are listed by geographic division.
 *R QC984.N7.C56
1949 – 1965 Climatological data [by state].
United States. Weather Bureau.		 PRS+ (United States. Weather Bureau. Climatological Data)
1953 – Present Climatological data. New York
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Data and Information Service, National Climatic Center.Gives summarized data: daily precipitation and temperature data (maximum/minimum, average), snowfall, snow on ground, for all New York state weather stations. New York City stations are included in the Coastal Division.		 1953-1990 (microform):
READEX Microcard/fiche: Check Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications in subject index under “New York State” and “Climate” or “Climatological Data”, for Monthly Catalog year and #
1991-Present (microfiche):
READEX Microfiche: C55.214/29
1993-2000 (print):
JSM 95-79 (incomplete)
1997-Present (electronic):
See CURRENT DATA
1966 - 1992 Climatological data [by state]
United States. Environmental Data Service.
See New York section. Provides daily, monthly and annual data for every station in New York State, including Ave.V Brooklyn, Central Park, Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Westerleigh (Staten Island). Has charts for annual temperature and precipitation information for state divisions. 		1966-1979 (incomplete):
PRS (United States. Environmental Data Service. Climatological data)
1980-1992 (incomplete):
JSM 95-103
1968 - 1970 Daily and Hourly Weather Records for the Week
US Weather Bureau. New York. (Central Park Observatory)
Weekly report is divided into seven daily records with hourly observations for: temperature, precipitation, wind, sunshine, radiation, weather, relative humidity, dew point, pressure, etc. Daily summary includes heating degree days. 		*R QC987.N7A43 McGraw Desk
[7 Jan. 1968 -
14 Nov. 1970]
1970 - 1976 Daily and Hourly Weather Records for the Week
US National Weather Service. New York.
Provides the same information as 1968-70 issues (see entry above). As of Jan 28, 1973 includes cooling degree days as well. 		*R QC987.N7.A44 McGraw Desk
[15 Nov. 1970 -
14 Feb. 1976]
Oct. 1984 - Dec. 1993 New York monthly local climatological data
Complete data from eight New York State weather stations including Central Park, JFK and LaGuardia. 		GPO Microfiche:
C 55.286/6-33