gov.noaa.ncdc:C00086 National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Unknown tabular digital data http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov Hourly Solar Radiation and Meteorological Data is a digital data set, DSI-9736, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The major parameters making up this file are true solar time, extraterrestrial radiation, edited and observed radiation (direct,diffuse, net, tilted surface, horizontal surface), minutes of sunshine, time of surface observation, ceiling height, sky condition, visibility, weather, pressure, temperature, wind, clouds, and snow cover. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. data set C00086 AEROVANES ANEMOMETERS BAROMETERS CEILOMETERS PYRANOMETERS PYRGEOMETERS PYRHELIOMETERS THERMOMETERS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS WIND VANES WEATHER STATIONS National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 19770101 19801231 Ground Condition Complete As Needed 145.0 -60.0 72.0 15.0 ISO 19115 Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 004 elevation 006 DIF Discipline Keyword Thesaurus Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Meteorology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Climatology Earth Sciences > Atmosphere > Weather Earth Sciences > Land> Hydrology GCMD Sciences Keyword Valids EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > STATION HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > NET RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SUNSHINE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD AMOUNT/FREQUENCY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD CEILING EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER EARTH SCIENCE > HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER GCMD Location Valids UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PUERTO RICO GUAM GCMD Location Valids TROPOSPHERE HYDROLOGY LAND SURFACE WEATHER STATIONS PYRGEOMETERS WEATHER STATIONS PYRHELIOMETERS WEATHER STATIONS PYRANOMETERS WEATHER STATIONS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS WEATHER STATIONS BAROMETERS WEATHER STATIONS ANEMOMETERS WEATHER STATIONS WIND VANES WEATHER STATIONS AEROVANES WEATHER STATIONS THERMOMETERS WEATHER STATIONS CEILOMETERS 1 None None Unknown Completeness information not available. Unknown Unknown FIELD NUMBER: 001 POSITION: 001-004 ELEMENT: Deck Number CONFIGURATION: 9736 REMARKS: FIELD NUMBER: 002 POSITION: 005-009 ELEMENT: WBAN Station Number CONFIGURATION: 01001-98999 REMARKS: Unique number used to identify each station. FIELD NUMBER: 003 POSITION: 010 -019 ELEMENT: Local Standard Time FIELD NUMBER: 003 POSITION: 010-011 ELEMENT: Year CONFIGURATION: 00-99 REMARKS: Year of Observation, 00-99 = 1900-1999 FIELD NUMBER: 003 POSITION: 012-013 ELEMENT: Month CONFIGURATION: 01-12 REMARKS: Month of Observation, 01-12 = Jan-Dec FIELD NUMBER: 003 POSITION: 014-015 ELEMENT: Day CONFIGURATION: 01-31 REMARKS: Day of Month FIELD NUMBER: 003 POSITION: 016-109 ELEMENT: Hour CONFIGURATION: 0001-2400 REMARKS: End of the hour of observation in local standard time (hours and minutes) FIELD NUMBER: 004 POSITION: 020-023 ELEMENT: True Solar Time CONFIGURATION: 0001-2400 REMARKS: True solar time in hours and minutes corresponding to end of local standard time hour indicated in field 003. FIELD NUMBER: 101 POSITION: 024-027 ELEMENT: Extraterrestrial Radiation CONFIGURATION: 0000-4597 REMARKS: Amount of solar energy in KJ/m^2 received at top of atmosphere during local hour ending at time indicated in field 003, based on solar constant = 1377J/(m^2 s). FIELD NUMBER: 102 POSITION: 028-032 ELEMENT: Direct Radiation (edited) FIELD NUMBER: 102 POSITION: 028 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 FIELD NUMBER: 102 POSITION: 029-032 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 0000-4597 REMARKS: Portion of (edited) radiant energy in KL/m^2 received at the pyrhelimoter directly from the sun during local hour ending at time indicated in field 003. FIELD NUMBER: 103 POSITION: 033-037 ELEMENT: Diffuse Radiation (edited) FIELD NUMBER: 103 POSITION: 033 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 FIELD NUMBER: 103 POSITION: 034-037 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 0000-4597 REMARKS: Amount of (edited) radiant energy in KJ/m^2 received at the instrument indirectly from reflection, scattering, etc., during the local hour ending at the time indicated in field 003. FIELD NUMBER: 104 POSITION: 038-042 ELEMENT: Net Radiation FIELD NUMBER: 104 POSITION: 038 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 POSITION: 039-042 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 2000-8000 REMARKS: Difference between the incoming and outgoing radiant energy in KJ/m^2 during the local hour ending at the time indicated in field 003. A constant of 5000 is added to all net radiation data. FIELD NUMBER: 105 POSITION: 043-047 ELEMENT: Global radiation on a Tilted Surface FIELD NUMBER: 105 POSITION: 043 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 FIELD NUMBER: 105 POSITION: 044-047 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 0000-4957 REMARKS: Total of direct and diffuse radiant energy in KJ/m^2 received on tilted surface during local hour ending at the time indicated in field 003 FIELD NUMBER: 105 POSITION: 048-062 ELEMENT: Global Radiation (observed) on a Horizontal Surface REMARKS: Total of direct and diffuse radiant energy in KJ/m^2 received on a horizontal surface by a pyranometer during the local hour ending at the time indicated in field 003 FIELD NUMBER: 106 POSITION: 048-052 ELEMENT: Observed Data FIELD NUMBER: 106 POSITION: 048 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 FIELD NUMBER: 106 POSITION: 049-052 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 0000-4957 REMARKS: Observed value. FIELD NUMBER: 107 POSITION: 053-057 CONFIGURATION: 9999 FIELD NUMBER: 108 POSITION: 058-062 ELEMENT: Global Radiation (edited) on a Horizontal Surface FIELD NUMBER: 108 POSITION: 058 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 FIELD NUMBER: 108 POSITION: 059-062 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 0000-4957 REMARKS: Radiation output from editing process of rescaling or nighttime deletion. May contain estimated or modeled values. Values as shown by data code indicator. FIELD NUMBER: 109 POSITION: 063-067 ELEMENT: Direct Radiation (observed) FIELD NUMBER: 109 POSITION: 063 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 FIELD NUMBER: 109 POSITION: 064-067 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 0000-4957 REMARKS: Portion of radiant energy in KJ/m^2 received at the pyrheliometer directly from the sun during local hour ending at time indicated in field 003. FIELD NUMBER: 110 POSITION: 068-072 ELEMENT: Diffuse radiation (observed) FIELD NUMBER: 110 POSITION: 068 ELEMENT: Flag CONFIGURATION: 0-9 POSITION: 069-072 ELEMENT: Data CONFIGURATION: 0000-4957 REMARKS: Amount of radiant energy in KJ/m^2 received at the instrument indirectly from reflection, scattering, etc., during the local hour ending at the time indicated in field 003. Note for fields 102-110: Flags are: 0 - Observed or valid data 1 - Estimated from model using sunshine and cloud data 2 - Estimated from model using cloud data 3 - Estimated from model using sunshine data 4 - Estimated from model using sky condition 5 - Estimated by linear interpolation 6 - Questionable data 7 - Estimated from other model 8 - Estimated without use of a model 9 - Missing data follows FIELD NUMBER: 111 POSITION: 073-074 ELEMENT: Minutes of Sunshine CONFIGURATION: 00-60 REMARKS: Minutes of sunshine recorded during the local hour ending at time indicated in field 003. FIELD NUMBER: 201 POSITION: 075-076 ELEMENT: Time of DSI-1440 Observation CONFIGURATION: 00-23 REMARKS: Local Standard Hour of DSI-1440 Meteorological Observation that comes closest to midpoint of the solar radiation 60 minute accumulation. FIELD NUMBER: 202 POSITION: 077-080 ELEMENT: Ceiling Height CONFIGURATION: 0000-3000 REMARKS: Ceiling height in decameters. Height is defined as opaque sky cover of .6 or greater. 0000 - 3000 = 0 to 30,000 meters 7777 = unlimited; clear 8888 = unknown height of cirroform ceiling. FIELD NUMBER: 203 POSITION: 081-085 ELEMENT: Sky Condition FIELD NUMBER: 203 POSITION: 081 ELEMENT: Indicator CONFIGURATION: 0 FIELD NUMBER: 203 POSITION: 082-085 ELEMENT: Sky Condition CONFIGURATION: 0000-8888 REMARKS: Identifies observations after 1 June 1951. Coded by layer in ascending order; four layers are described; if less than 4 layers are present the remaining positions are coded 0. The code for each later is: 0 = Clear or less than .1 cover 1 = Thin scattered (.1 - .5 cover) 2 = Opaque scattered (.1 - .5 cover) 3 = Thin broken (.6 - .9 cover) 4 = Opaque broken (.6 - .9 broken) 5 = Thin overcast (1.0 cover) 6 = Opaque overcast (1.0 cover) 7 = Obscuration 8 = Partial obscuration FIELD NUMBER: 204 POSITION: 086-089 ELEMENT: Visibility CONFIGURATION: 0000-1600 REMARKS: Prevailing horizontal visibility in hectometers. 0000 - 1600 = 0 to 160 kilometers 8888 = unlimited FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 090-097 ELEMENT: Weather FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 090 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Thunderstorm, Tornado or Squall CONFIGURATION: 0-4 REMARKS: 0 = None 1 = Thunderstorm - lightning and thunder. Wind gusts less than 3/4 inch diameter. 2 = Heavy or severe thunderstorm - frequent intense lightning and thunder. Wind gusts 50 knots or greater and hail, if any, 3/4 inch or greater diameter. 3 = Report of tornado or water spout. 4 = Squall FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 091 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Rain, Rain showers or Freezing Rain CONFIGURATION: 0-8 REMARKS: 0 - None 1 - Light rain 2 - Moderate rain 3 - Heavy rain 4 - Light rain showers 5 - Moderate rain showers 6 - Heavy rain showers 7 - Light freezing rain 8 - Moderate or heavy freezing rain FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 092 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Drizzle, Freezing Drizzle CONFIGURATION: 0-6 REMARKS: 0 - None 1 - Light drizzle 2 - Moderate drizzle 3 - Heavy drizzle 4 - Light freezing drizzle 5 - Moderate freezing drizzle 6 - Heavy freezing drizzle FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 093 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Snow, Snow Pellets or Ice Crystals CONFIGURATION: 0-8 REMARKS: 0 - None 1 - Light snow 2 - Moderate snow 3 - Heavy snow 4 - Light snow 5 - Moderate snow pellets 6 - Heavy snow pellets 7 - Light ice crystals 8 - Moderate ice crystals Beginning April 1963 intensities of ice crystals were discontinued. All occurrences since this date are recorded as an 8. FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 094 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Snow Showers and Snow Grains CONFIGURATION: 0-6 REMARKS: 0 - None 1 - Light snow showers 2 - Moderate snow showers 3 - Heavy snow showers 4 - Light snow grains 5 - Moderate snow grains 6 - Heavy snow grains Beginning April 1963 intensities of snow grains were discontinued. All occurrences since this date are recorded as a 5. FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 095 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Sleet (Ice Pellets), Sleet Showers or Hail CONFIGURATION: 0-8 REMARKS: 0 - None 1 - Light sleet or sleet showers (ice pellets) 2 - Moderate sleet or sleet showers (ice pellets) 3 - Heavy sleet or sleet showers (ice pellets) 4 - Light hail 5 - Moderate hail 6 - Heavy hail 7 - Light small hail 8 - Moderate or heavy small hail Prior to April 1970 ice pellets were coded as sleet. Beginning April 1980 sleet and small hail were redefined as ice pellets and are coded as a 1, 2 or 3 in this position. Beginning September 1956 intensities of hail were no longer reported and all occurrences were recorded as a 5. FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 096 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Fog, Blowing Dust or Blowing Sand CONFIGURATION: 0-5 REMARKS: 0 - None 1 - Fog 2 - Ice fog 3 - Ground fog 4 - Blowing dust 5 - Blowing sand These values recorded only when visibility was less than 7 miles. FIELD NUMBER: 205 POSITION: 097 ELEMENT: Occurrence of Smoke, Haze, Dust, Blowing Snow, Blowing Spray CONFIGURATION: 0-6 REMARKS: 0 - None 1 - Smoke 2 - Haze 3 - Smoke and haze 4 - Dust 5 - Blowing snow 6 - Blowing spray These values recorded only when visibility was less than 7 miles. FIELD NUMBER: 206 POSITION: 098-107 ELEMENT: Pressure FIELD NUMBER: 206 POSITION: 098-102 ELEMENT: Sea Level Pressure CONFIGURATION: 08000-10999 REMARKS: Pressure, reduced to sea level, in kilopascals (kPa) and hundredths. 00000 - 10999 = 80 to 109.99 kPa FIELD NUMBER: 207 POSITION: 108-115 ELEMENT: Temperature FIELD NUMBER: 207 POSITION: 108-111 ELEMENT: Dry Bulb CONFIGURATION: -700 to 0600 REMARKS: Celsius and tenths FIELD NUMBER: 207 POSITION: 112-115 ELEMENT: Dew Point CONFIGURATION: -700 to 0600 REMARKS: Celsius and tenths -700 to 0600 = -70.0 to +60.0 FIELD NUMBER: 208 POSITION: 116-122 ELEMENT: Wind FIELD NUMBER: 208 POSITION: 116-118 ELEMENT: Wind Direction CONFIGURATION: 000-360 REMARKS: Degrees FIELD NUMBER: 208 POSITION: 119-122 ELEMENT: Wind Speed CONFIGURATION: 0000-1500 REMARKS: m/s and tenths; 0000 with 000 direction indicates calm. 0000-1500 = 0 to 150.0 m/s FIELD NUMBER: 209 POSITION: 123-162 ELEMENT: Clouds REMARKS: See notes below POSITION: 123-124 ELEMENT: Total Sky Cover POSITION: 125-126 ELEMENT: Lowest Cloud Layer Amount POSITION: 127-128 ELEMENT: Type of Lowest Cloud or Obscuring Phenomena POSITION: 133-134 ELEMENT: Second Layer Amount POSITION: 135-136 ELEMENT: Type of Second Cloud Layer POSITION: 137-140 ELEMENT: Height of Base of Second Cloud Layer POSITION: 141-142 ELEMENT: Summation of First 2 Layers POSITION: 143-144 ELEMENT: Third Layer Amount POSITION: 145-146 ELEMENT: Type of Third Layer POSITION: 147-150 ELEMENT: Height of Base of Third Cloud Layer POSITION: 151-152 ELEMENT: Summation of First 3 Layers POSITION: 153-154 ELEMENT: Fourth Layer Amount POSITION: 155-156 ELEMENT: Type of Fourth Layer POSITION: 157-160 ELEMENT: Height of Base of Fourth Layer POSITION: 161-162 ELEMENT: Total Opaque Sky Cover Notes: 1 - Remarks of total sky cover, cloud layer amount, summation of cloud layers and total opaque sky cover. CONFIGURATION: 00-10 REMARKS: Amount of celestial dome in tenths covered by cloud or obscuring phenomena. Opaque means clouds or obscuration through which the sky or higher cloud layers cannot be seen. 2 - Remarks for type of cloud or obscuring phenomena. CONFIGURATION: 00-16 REMARKS: Generic cloud type or obscuring phenomena. 0 - None 1 - Fog 2 - Stratus 3 - Strtocumulus 4 - Cumulus 5 - Cumulonimbus 6 - Alto stratus 7 - Altocumulus 8 - Cirrus 9 - Cirrostratus 10 - Stratus Fractus 11 - Cumulus Fractus 12 - Cumulonimbus Mamma 13 - Numbostratus 14 - Altocumulus Castellanus 15 - Cirrocumulus 16 - Obscuring phenomena other than fog 3 - Remarks for height of base of cloud layer or obscuring phenomena. CONFIGURATION: 0000-3000 REMARKS: Dekameters CONFIGURATION: 7777 REMARKS: Unlimited, clear CONFIGURATION: 8888 REMARKS: Unknown height or cirroform layer FIELD NUMBER: 210 POSITION: 163 ELEMENT: Snow Cover Indicator CONFIGURATION: 0-1 REMARKS: 0 indicates no snow or trace of snow on ground; 1 indicates more than trace of snow on ground. None National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Service Mailing and physical

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