selecting a station

To access data, select a station from the map or the drop-down menu. This will display the station's metadata in the Station Metadata window. Metadata includes the station's name and ID, latitude, longitude, and elevations. The metadata also shows the period of record and variables for which a station has reported.

accessing station data

Once you've selected a station, you have quick access, daily, and monthly data options. Quick access buttons will grab daily data for maximum and minumum temperatures, precipitation and snowfall. In the daily data section, you can select a custom time frame and which variables you want. In the monthly data section, selecting years will you give you all monthly values for the year range chosen. Monthly maximum and minimum temperatures are averages, and monthly precipitation and snowfall are totals. Temperatures are in °F and precipitation/snowfall are in inches.

data format

When you select a quick access button, or the "get daily data" or "get monthly data" buttons, your data will be displayed in a new tab. The first line of the data will be the station name. Lines after that show the date, and the variables separated by commas.

data codes

M: no or missing observations
T: non-measurable trace of precipitation or snow
S: for precipitation or snowfall, look to a subsequent day for information
A: for precipitation or snowfall, this value is a multi-day accumulation

need more info?

For questions about the data, additional data requests, or if you need a bulk download, contact Becky Bolinger.

For additional station metadata information:
Historical Observing Metadata Repository

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