-Climate data

                                                                                
The sites in this section have general-interest climate data.  Users with       
research needs may find the sites listed in part 3 of this FAQ, at              
 more useful.  Also         
see section 6, US Regional Climate Centers.                                     
                                                                                
                                              
  Utah Climate Center's interactive data retrieval of NCDC climate data.        
Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0, or Netscape Navigator 2.0.            
Use a clickable map or enter a lat/lon boundary set to define an area           
of the globe, then pick a station out of the resulting list.  Maximum           
and minimum temperature and precipitation are available for a comprehensive     
list of global stations.  Periods of record vary, but there seems to            
be several years available for most stations.                                   
                                                                                
                            
  NCDC Interactive Visualization of Climate Data.  Several datasets             
available, including global summary of day data for 18 months, and US           
summary of day data which for some stations goes back to 1869.  Data            
can be displayed in one of several forms, and also downloaded.                  
                                                                                
                                     
  Clickable map giving climatologies for US cities:  daily average climate      
for that city including maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation and      
snowfall.                                                                       
                                                                                
                            
  Global Climate Summaries from University of Reading.  Data from various       
sites and observer contributions;  users are invited to contribute.             
                                                                                
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