Global Data Sets |
| Data Set Name |
Investigators |
Data Type/Format |
Period of Record |
| Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN); Vs. 1 (CDIAC NDP-041) |
R.S. Vose et al. |
Stations data; monthly totals |
Varies by station; through 1990 |
Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN); Vs. 2
(Note: the above link takes you to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center website.) |
R.S. Vose et al. |
Station data; monthly totals |
Varies by station; some through most recent month |
A Computer-Based Atlas of Global Instrumental Climate Data
(CDIAC DB-1003) |
R.S. Bradley et al. |
Monthly, seasonal, and annual anomaly maps of precipitation |
1851 - 1989 |
Regional Data Sets |
| Data Set Name |
Investigators |
Data Type/Format |
Period of Record |
| United States Historical Climatology Network |
M. Menne et al. |
Station data; monthly and daily totals |
Varies by station; through 2010 |
| Alaskan Historical Climatology Network (CDIAC DB-1004) |
T. Karl et al. |
Station data; monthly totals |
Varies by station; through 1990 |
| Daily Temperature and Precipitation Data for 223 Former U.S.S.R. Stations (CDIAC NDP-040) |
V. Razuvaev et al. |
Station data; daily totals |
Varies by station; through 2001 |
| Six- and Three-Hourly Meteorological Observations from 223 U.S.S.R. Stations (CDIAC NDP-048) |
V. Razuvaev et al. |
Station data; 6- and 3-hourly totals |
Varies by station; through 2000 |
| Two Long-Term Instrumental Climatic Data Bases of the People's Republic of China (CDIAC NDP-039)
|
S. Tao et al. |
Station data; monthly totals |
Varies by station; through 1993 |
