WEATHER & CLIMATOLOGY SOURCES

Dimond Library - Documents Department
University of New Hampshire

Weather & Climatology Web Sites |Climatological Data |Tide Tables
General Weather Sources |General Statistical Sources

The Government Information Department home page provides links to selected
resources by subject.
The department's Data Center offers researchers computers
available for web searching as well as access to a number of subscription and
CD-ROM databases.

Weather & Climatology Web Sites

FSL Weather Products
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/docs/wthr/fsl-weather.html
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov/
NOAA Central Library
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/
NOAA Server
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/NOAAServer/index.html
National Climatic Data Center
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
New Hampshire State Climatologist
http://www.unh.edu/geography/climate.html
Tide Tables
http://www.flw.com/tides.htm
UNH Weather Station
http://www.weather.unh.edu/
World Meterological Organization
http://www.wmo.ch/
WeatherNet
http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
WWW Virtual Library: Meteorology
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~owens/WWW_Virtual_Library/

Climatological Data

Climatological Data (States)

Monthly. 1981-icro. C 55.214/

Climatological Data. New England.
Monthly. 1976-.
Doc C 55.214/26
(Earlier holdings for New England:
1902-1948, Doc A 29.29: ;
1948-1975, Doc C 30.18/25).
These are data collected at national Weather Service stations. Tables include: "Monthly Station and Division Summary (Temperature and Precipitation)," "Daily Precipitation," "Daily Temperatures," "Daily Soil Temperatures," "Evaporation and Wind," and "Snowfall and Snow on Ground."

Daily Weather Maps, Weekly Series
Weekly. 1986-
Doc C 55.195:
(Earlier scattered holdings, 1974-1985, Doc C 55.213:).
This series offers daily maps of the United States: "Surface Weather," "500-Millibar Height Contours," "Highest and Lowest Temperatures," and "Precipitation Areas and Amounts."

Hourly Precipitation Data (States)

Monthly. 1980/81-. Micro. C55.216/.

Hourly Precipitation Data. New England
Monthly. 1980-. Doc C 55.216/24:.

Local Climatolotical Data (States)
Monthly. 1983-.
Micro. Doc C 55.286/-#:

Local Climatological Data. Mt. Washington Observatory
Monthly. 1982-. Doc C 55.287/311-2:

Local Climatological Data. Concord, New Hampshire
Monthly. 1982-.
Doc C 55.287/31:
These data offer a daily record of temperature and precipitation amounts.

Monthly and Seasonal Weather Outlook
Monthly. 1969-1994.
Doc C 55.109:The Outlook provides predictions for monthly and seasonal temperatures and precipitation.

Monthly Climatic Data for the World
Monthly. 1982-
Doc C 55.211:
The data provide tables of surface data and upper air data collected from selected stations around the world.

Monthly State, Regional and National Cooling Degree Days Weighted by Population
Monthly. 1993-
Doc C 55.287/60-3: (Earlier issues available in Micro., 1981-.)These include state information on cooling fuel demand.

Monthly State, Regional and National Heating Degree Days Weighted by Population.
Monthly. 1993-
Doc C 55.287/60-2: (Earlier issues available in Mocro., 1982-.)These include state information on heating fuel demand.

Storm Data
Monthly. 1982-
Doc C 55.212:
Contents include "Outstanding Storms of the Month," national storm statistics, and descriptions of unusual weather.

Weekly Climate Bulletin
Weekly. 1988-Feb. 1997
Doc C 55.129/2:
The Bulletin provides information on global temperature and precipitation anomalies; it summarizes global climate.

Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
Weekly. 1978-
Doc C 55.209:
These provide national and international weather and agricultural summaries.

Tide Tables

http://www.flw.com/tides.htm

Tidal Current Tables. Atlantic Coast of North America.
Doc C 55.425:
Tidal Current Tables. Pacific Coast of North America
Doc C 55.425/2:
Tide and Tidal Current Tables, 1977 (CD-ROM)
Doc C 55.421/5:997
Tide Tables, High and Low Water Predictions
Doc C 55.421/
Central and Western Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
Doc C 55.421/4:
East Coast of North and South America, incl. Greenland
Docs Ref C 55.421/2:
Europe and West Coast of Africa, incl. The Mediterranean Sea
Doc C 55.421/3:
West Coast of North and South America, Incl. The Hawaiian Islands
Doc C 55.421:
Tables include: "Daily Tide Predictions," "Tidal Differences and Other constants," "Height of Tide at any Time," and "Local Mean Time of Sunrise and Sunset." Glossary.

General Weather Sources

Climates of the States
Engineering/Math Library. QC983 .C56 v.1-2 1980

Climates of the World
Main Library. QC981 .U54

Climatic Atlas of the United States
Doc C 55.22: C 61

NWS Observing Handbook No. 1 Marine Surface Weather Observations.
Doc C 55.108/2:1
This is a handbook on marine meterological observations.

The (Old) Farmer’s Almanack
1853-
Special Collections and Archives. Nhamp A Y81.F3 O6

Selective Guide to Climatic Data Sources
Micro. C 55.219:4.11/988

Surface Observations
Doc C 55.108/2:7
National Weather Service manual on recording and reporting weather observations.

World Weather Records
Doc C 55.281:W 89/
Also Main Library. QC981 .U52 (year)

Weather Almanac 8th ed. (1998).
Ref QC983 .WE38
(Older editions in circulating collection.)

General Statistical Sources

American Statistics Index
Annual. 1974-. Docs Ref Z7554.U5 A 46

County and City Data Book
Irregular. 1949-.
Doc C 3.134/2: C 83/2/year.
Also available in Reference.
1988 and 1994 editions available on CD-Rom in Government Information Department.
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html

County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book
Annual. 1996-.
Doc HA203 .C68 1997. (1996 ed. available in Reference.)

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
Doc C 3.134/2: H 62/970/pt. 1-2.
Also available in Reference.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/UCL-Info/Divisions/Library/ELIB/services/histatus.htm

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Annual. 1878-.
Doc C 3.134: year.
Latest edition also available in Reference.
1995- also available on CD-ROM in Government Information Department.
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/


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Last updated 18 November 2000