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  • U.S. Hourly Precipitation Data

    Metadata Updated: January 17, 2017

    Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) is digital data set DSI-3240, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The primary source of data for this file is approximately 5,500 US National Weather Service (NWS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and cooperative observer stations in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and various Pacific Islands. The earliest data dates vary considerably by state and region: Maine, Pennsylvania, and Texas have data since 1900. The western Pacific region that includes Guam, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau have data since 1978. Other states and regions have earliest dates between those extremes. The latest data in all states and regions is from the present day. The major parameter in DSI-3240 is precipitation amounts, which are measurements of hourly or daily precipitation accumulation. Accumulation was for longer periods of time if for any reason the rain gauge was out of service or no observer was present. DSI 3240_01 contains data grouped by state; DSI 3240_02 contains data grouped by year.

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    License: U.S. Government Work

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    Dates

    Metadata Date May 5, 2016
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2015
    Metadata Updated Date January 17, 2017
    Reference Date(s) 1951-10 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA CSW Harvest Source

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    Hourly Precipitation Data GIS image

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date May 5, 2016
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2015
    Metadata Updated Date January 17, 2017
    Reference Date(s) 1951-10 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Access Constraints Cite dataset when used as a source., NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NCEI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
    Bbox East Long -60.0
    Bbox North Lat 72.0
    Bbox South Lat -15.0
    Bbox West Long 130.0
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Hourly Precipitation Data GIS image
    Graphic Preview File http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C00313_preciphr.png
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C00313
    Harvest Object Id ac0da4ab-0b88-48c4-af2b-00611df0d956
    Harvest Source Id 2aed8e29-fc5b-4cde-aa66-fb1118fd705e
    Harvest Source Title NOAA CSW Harvest Source
    Licence
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1940-01-01

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