gov.noaa.ncdc:C01309 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2023-06-23 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Surface Airways Observations (SAO) Hourly Data (1965-1981) (CDMP) CDMP SAO 65-81 Hourly 2006-03-09 publication 2006-03-09 creation NCEI DSI_3853_01 gov.noaa.ncdc:C01309 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher Joe Elms NCDC Climate Database Modernization Program Program Manager (retired) originator Joe Elms NCDC Climate Database Modernization Program Program Manager (retired) author Jason Cooper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Archivist jason.cooper@noaa.gov collaborator Jason Cooper DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Archivist jason.cooper@noaa.gov author https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climate-information/research-programs/climate-database-modernization-program HTTPS Web Browser CDMP web page Web page describing the program that created this dataset information tableDigital The dataset consists primarily of U.S. surface airways observations (SAO) data beginning in 1965 and extending through 1981. Note that a few stations have already had certain years within this 1965-81 period re-keyed as hourly. For these stations, only a subset of the period was keyed. In addition, other stations did not have data keyed at all during this period, or during the periods immediately before or after the 1965-81 range. These stations data have been keyed to as thoroughly as possible complete their entire period of record back to July, 1948. The major data variables are as follows: WBAN Identification Station Number, observational type, ceiling and cloud, visibility, present weather, temperature, relative humidity, wind, pressure and precipitation. The observations are generally recorded for the 24 hour period midnight to midnight. The keying format was designed to reflect the data as entered on the page to make keying easier for the key entry personnel, who were not trained meteorological technicians. The "raw" observations which comprise this dataset will be quality checked to include data adjustments and converted to NCDC's Integrated Surface Hourly (ISH) format. Due to budgetary constraints the 1965-1981 SAOs were originally digitized in three-hourly intervals, even though they were available hourly in manuscript form. This presented problems for users who were conducting research using the pre-65 and post-81 hourly data in conjunction with the 65-81 data. In order to create a more homogenous dataset, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) re-digitized the 65-81 in an hourly fashion. As part of the mission of the National Climatic Data Center's (NCDC) Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP), NCDC embarked upon a massive project to preserve these paper records, and make their data more accessible. To that end, these records were keyed, leading to this dataset. 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Integrated Surface Database (ISD) DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce owner https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/isd HTTPS Web Browser Integrated Surface Database (ISD) Keyed data from this collection were incorporated into the Integrated Surface Database. information largerWorkCitation collection textTable eng; USA climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 1 172.0 -66.0 18.0 72.0 ground condition 1965-01-01 1981-12-31 1 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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The period was chosen because the Weather Bureau/Weather Service forms were more consistent during this time period, allowing for faster keying of data. processor A subset of stations from the Surface Weather Observations Hourly collection was used in the keyed dataset. 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