Data · collection
U.S. Local Climatological Data (LCD)
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
Local Climatological Data (LCD) are summaries of climatological conditions from airport and other prominent weather stations managed by NWS, FAA, and DOD.
Description
The product includes hourly observations and associated remarks, and a record of hourly precipitation for the entire month. Also included are daily summaries summarizing temperature extremes, degree days, precipitation amounts and winds.
The tabulated monthly summaries in the product 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.
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The source data is global hourly (DSI 3505) which includes a number of quality control checks.
Links
Documentation and papers
- Local Climatological Data station locations. ncdc.noaa.gov/img/metadata/portal/lcd.png ↗
preview image · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2107093348-NOAA_NCEI.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C2107093348-NOAA_NCEI.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Cloud Ceiling · Cloud Frequency · Degree Days · Dew Point Temperature · Humidity · Maximum/Minimum Temperature · Not provided · Precipitation Amount · Precipitation Anomalies · Snow Depth · Sunshine · Surface Temperature · Surface Winds · Temperature Anomalies · Visibility
Provenance · 1 source records, 21 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C2107093348-NOAA_NCEI | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/air-quality/visibility | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/sunshine | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/degree-days | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/dew-point-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/surface-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/surface-temperature/maximum-minimum-temperature | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-temperature/temperature-anomalies | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-water-vapor/water-vapor-indicators/humidity | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-winds/surface-winds | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-ceiling | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-frequency | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/precipitation/precipitation-amount | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/precipitation/precipitation-anomalies | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/cryosphere/sea-ice/snow-depth | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |