Data · dataset · 2026
CDIAC U.S. Historical Sunshine Observations, 1891-1984
Listed in National Center for Atmospheric Research
This dataset contains sunshine data for 240 U.S. stations (including Puerto Rico and nine Pacific islands) for the years from 1891 to 1984.
Description
The periods of record for individual stations varies widely with only 49 (20%) stations having periods of at least 90 years. However, 192 stations (80%) have periods of at least 30 years.
In addition to the total monthly and annual measurements of sunshine duration, total monthly and annual maximum possible sunshine duration and monthly and annual percentages of possible sunshine duration are also provided.
Links
Get the data
- Resource Homepage doi.org/10.5065/3h9n-t509 ↗
download · DOI / persistent id · from data ucar edu
Where it is published
- data.ucar.edu /dataset/cdiac-u-s-historical-sunshine-observations-1891-1984 ↗
National Center for Atmospheric Research dataset page
landing page · from data ucar edu
Catalogue records · 1
- CKAN API data.ucar.edu/api/3/action/package_show?id=1bd57ebf-6c11-43b5-90f4-861b6616b… ↗
metadata API · from data ucar edu
Topics
Provenance · 1 source records, 7 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Atmospheric Research | 1bd57ebf-6c11-43b5-90f4-861b6616bb29 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /notes |
| publication_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 | /title |
| updated_date | source · data ucar edu | connector:data_ucar_edu@1.0.0 |