National Climatic Data Center 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
US Department of Commerce 
Federal Building 
Asheville, NC 28801 
(704) 259-0682, FTS 672-0682 
Publications 
Local Climatological Data 
Publication Interval: Monthly summaries and an annual summary are 
published for each individual station. 
Location: Approximately 300 stations nationwide. Some 
stations are added while other stations are 
deleted from time to time. 
Period of Coverage: 1897 to present 
Contents: This publication comprises two issues: Local Climatological Data, 
Monthly Summary; and Local Climatological Data, Annual Summary with Compara- 
tive Data. Local Climatological Data, Monthly Summary, presents basic clima- 
tological data including temperature (daily maximum, minimum, average, etc.), 
precipitation, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, sunshine and 
sky cover, together with a table of hourly precipitation data for the month. 
Data are presented by daily and 3-hr intervals. Predecessor issues were 
titled the Monthly Meteorological Summary (1897-1947) and Monthly Clima- 
tological Summary (1948-1952). The earlier issues varied greatly in format 
and content from time to time. Local Climatological Data, Annual Summary with 
Comparative Data, contains a narrative climatological summary and sequential 
tables of monthly and annual values of average temperature, total and cooling— 
degree days. Also included is a station location table, showing in detail a 
history of, and related information about, changes in location and exposure 
instruments. 
Subscription Rate Subscription rate will be quoted upon request 
or Cost: by the Director, National Climatic Data Center, 
Federal Building, Asheville, NC 28801. Nominal 
costs are charged for copies of back issues. 
Most issues that are two or more years old are 
out of print. All issues can be provided on 
microfiche or as paper copy prepared from the 
microfiche. 
Available From: National Climatic Data Center 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
US Department of Commerce 
Federal Building 
Asheville, NC 28801 
(704) 259-0682, FTS 672-0682 
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