gov.noaa.nws:CF6
DOC/NOAA/NWS
19480101
National Weather Service Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (CF6)
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http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=CF6
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=CF6
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Current Preliminary Monthly Climate Products
Index page for all current Preliminary Monthly Climate Data products produced by National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices
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The preliminary monthly climate data (CF6) is issued monthly for each ASOS LCD site by all NWS Weather Forecast Offices no later than the 5th of the following month. Information provided within the CF6 includes observations for daily temperature (max/min/avg), departures from normal, precipitation, snowfall, wind, degree days, and sky cover for the entire month.
The purpose of this product is to provide a monthly summary of climate data at a given location.
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ISO 19115 MD Topic Category Code
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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NASA GCMD Science Keywords
Atmosphere > atmospheric temperature > air temperature
Atmosphere > atmospheric temperature > degree days
Atmosphere > atmospheric temperature > maximum/minimum temperature
Atmosphere > precipitation > precipitation amount
Atmosphere > precipitation > precipitation anomalies
Atmosphere > atmospheric winds > surface winds
NASA GCMD Location Keywords
United States of America including U.S. territories Guam, America Somoa, and Puerto Rico
NASA GCMD Location Keywords
Vertical location, boundary layer
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Acknowledgement of the Data Originator when using the data item as a source
NOAA's National Weather Service Climate Services Division
Physical Scientist, Meteorologist or Program Analyst
mailing and physical
1325 East West Hwy OS4
Silver Spring
Maryland
20910
United States of America
301-713-1970
301-713-1520
james.zdrojewski@noaa.gov
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The Preliminary Local Climatological Data product issued by the National Weather Service contains daily updates to the current month.s climatological data, including temperature and precipitation readings for many stations across the United States.
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Information provided within the CF6 includes observations for daily temperature (max/min/avg), departures from normal, precipitation, snowfall, wind, degree days, and sky cover for the entire month.
NOAA's National Weather Service
NOAA's National Weather Service
Physical Scientist, Meteorologist or Program Analyst
mailing and physical
1325 East West Hwy OS4
Silver Spring
Maryland
20910
United States of America
301-713-1970
301-713-1520
james.zdrojewski@noaa.gov
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See the NOAA National Weather Service disclaimer at http://www.weather.gov/disclaimer.php
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http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=CF6
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/validProds.php?prod=CF6
HTTP
web browser
National Weather Service Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (CF6)
Index page for all current Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (CF6) products produced by National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices
download
None
20090924
NOAA's National Weather Service Climate Services Division
Physical scientist, meteorologist, or program analyst
mailing and physical
1325 East West Hwy OS4.
Silver Spring
Maryland
20910
United States of America
301-713-1970
301-713-1520
jenna.meyers@noaa.gov
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/MetadataRemoteSensingExtens.pdf
http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/csdgm_rs_ex/remote-sensing-metadata
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/extensions/local_extensions.html
NGDC Extensions to FGDC Metadata