gov.noaa.ncdc:C01134 eng; USA utf8 dataset Jason Cooper NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Archivist ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2025-07-25T19:11:46 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) U.S. Navy WWII Weather Logs NERMS - U.S. Navy WWII Weather Logs 2025-07-01 publication NCEI Digital Catalog NCEI DSI: 3900_03 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.ncdc:C01134 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NCEI Physical Archive Collection: SHIPWO NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NERMS UUID: 356F26B0BFF64DEAA69E5936446921EF NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher United States Navy originator National Archives of the United States collaborator imageDigital This collection consists of images of weather observation forms containing data such as ship's position, temperature, humidity, wind, cloud cover, and precipitation from U.S. Navy ships during World War II. The purpose of this collection is to serve as the record of weather conditions on board U.S. Navy ships during World War II. The information can be used by historians, as well as those wishing to confirm data values in existing datasets. Scanning of the bulk of the collection was made possible under a grant provided to the University of Washington by the The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) ('the Ocean Decade'), which seeks to stimulate ocean science and knowledge generation. 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The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. textTable eng; USA climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere paper forms -180.0 180.0 -40.0 62.0 ground condition 1942-01-01 1945-12-31 1000 1000 One of the most important continuing responsibilities of the Naval officer of the deck was to maintain constant alertness with respect to variations in weather. Instruments such as anemometers for measuring wind velocity and barometers for measuring atmospheric pressure have traditionally been used to aid with this task. By observing the weather closely, the officer of the deck could make preparations for the ship to withstand the effects of wind and waves with minimal or no damage to the ship. The recording of weather conditions was annotated in deck logs on the columnar sheets (aka weather pages). Data captured on these pages included wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, air and water temperature, cloud type and altitude, visibility and overall weather conditions. As technologies for capturing and recording weather data became increasingly automated the need for individuals to observe and annotate weather conditions decreased and the columnar sheets were eventually discontinued in 1965. NCEI obtained a copy of the collection of World War II weather logs on 366 reels of microfilm from the National Archives. In 2022-23, Interns from UNC-Asheville Atmospheric Sciences scanned 169 of the reels, creating over 105,000 files. The remainder are available from the microfilm, and will be scanned as resources and user interest dictate. 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. 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