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MEAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DATA - U.S HISTORICAL CLIMATOLOGY NETWORK (HCN)
Description:
The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, which includes the World Data Center-A for Atmospheric Trace Gases, is the primary global-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). CDIACs scope includes potentially anything and everything that would be of value to users concerned with the greenhouse effect and global climate change, including concentrations of carbon dioxide and other radiatively active gases in the atmosphere; the role of the terrestrial biosphere and the oceans in the biogeochemical cycles of greenhouse gases; emissions of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere; long-term climate trends; the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on vegetation; and the vulnerability of coastal areas to rising sea level. This data set includes the monthly mean average air temperature (?F) for the conterminous United States and has been adjusted for time-of-observations, station moves, and instrument changes. The format of the temperature data are as follows: Station number, year, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Winter (Dec, Jan, Feb), Spring (Mar, Apr, May), Summer (Jun, Jul, Aug), Fall (Sep, Oct, Nov), and the annual average temperature (Jan-Dec). All values are in degrees F and -99.99 indicates missing data.
