The Global Hourly Summaries are simple indicators of observational normals which include climatic data summarizations and frequency distributions. These typically are statistical analyses of station data over 5-, 10-, 20-, 30-year or longer time periods. In a GIS map service, the results of these calculations are represented by a given symbology set for different statistical criteria and observation type. Having the ability to modify the symbology "on-the-fly" is a useful tool in the analysis of station trends, accuracy, and regional or localized variances. The summaries are computed from the global surface hourly dataset. This dataset totaling over 350 gigabytes is comprised of 40 different types of weather observations with 20,000 stations worldwide. NCDC and the U.S. Navy have developed these value added products in the form of hourly summaries from many of these observations. These data are a subset of the Integrated Surface Hourly dataset (DSI-3505) (C00532).
About this Dataset
| Title | Global Climate Station Summaries |
|---|---|
| Description | The Global Hourly Summaries are simple indicators of observational normals which include climatic data summarizations and frequency distributions. These typically are statistical analyses of station data over 5-, 10-, 20-, 30-year or longer time periods. In a GIS map service, the results of these calculations are represented by a given symbology set for different statistical criteria and observation type. Having the ability to modify the symbology "on-the-fly" is a useful tool in the analysis of station trends, accuracy, and regional or localized variances. The summaries are computed from the global surface hourly dataset. This dataset totaling over 350 gigabytes is comprised of 40 different types of weather observations with 20,000 stations worldwide. NCDC and the U.S. Navy have developed these value added products in the form of hourly summaries from many of these observations. These data are a subset of the Integrated Surface Hourly dataset (DSI-3505) (C00532). |
| Modified | 2025-11-20T02:53:39.212Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | Earth Science > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Visibility , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure > Sea Level Pressure , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Dew Point Temperature , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Upper Level Winds , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Frequency , Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Properties > Cloud Ceiling , Land Surface , Geographic Region > Global Land , Vertical Location > Troposphere , Vertical Location > Land Surface , Vertical Location > Stratosphere , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
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