United States

• Weather Underground
  • Weather arranged by country or state and city
  • Includes current conditions, forecasts, warnings, and maps
  • Historic daily or hourly data for the world since 1996 and for the United States since 1970
  • There is also a U-M Weather

• Climatological Data (UMich Only)
  • MONTHLY averages of precipitation and temperatures for all CITIES IN A GIVEN YEAR
  • Arranged by state
  • Time series on the web begins 1997
  • Climatological Data in paper copy: AAEL QC 983 .A4 with 1914-89 in Buhr
  • See Local Climatological Data for daily data

• Comparative Climatic Data (NOAA)
  • MONTHLY and ANNUAL AVERAGE data compares weather factors for CITIES in the U.S. and territories CUMULATED OVER SEVERAL YEARS
  • High/low temperatives, wind, rainfall, snowfall, sunshine, heating and cooling degree days
  • See Climatological Data for monthly averages in a given year and Local Climatological Data for daily data

• Local Climatological Data (NCDC) (UMich Only)
  • First identify the CITY and its airport abbreviation before accessing the data
  • Reports include DAILY minimum and maximum temperatures, wind, precipitation, heating and cooling degree days, sunrise and sunset
  • Additional weather observations at THREE-HOUR INTERVALS
  • Reports in Adobe Acrobat only
  • Weather Almanac (Ref. Room QC 983 .R92) has monthly precipitation, average temperature, heating degree days, cooling degree days, and snowfall for each month between Jan. 1961 and Dec. 1990

• Earthquake Information by State (USGS)
  • Data for each state includes tectonic maps and detailed information about historic earthquakes, including the death tolls
  • Links to state and county officials

• Extreme Weather Sourcebook
  • Ranks STATES on economic losses due separately to tornadoes, hurricanes and floods
  • State charts provide ECONOMIC LOSSES per year, 1950-95

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Use the pull-down menu by STATE for Federally-declared DISASTERS since 1992, mostly caused by the weather or earthquakes
  • Arranged chronologically with location and type of disaster (earthquake, floods, fires, blizzards, tornadoes, etc.)

• Midwestern Climate Center (UIUC)
  • Average monthly rainfall, snowfall, heating and cooling degree days for individual weather stations within the Midwest
  • States covered: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin plus New York and Pennsylvania
  • Additional Great Lakes basin supply data
  • Subscription and individualized weather data services for a fee

• National Climatic Data Center
  • Use the Search engine to locate data by geographic area, frequency, and weather subject
  • Historical weather data available for anonymous ftp
  • Paper copy of historical data available at the University of ]Michigan Engineering Library

• National Snow and Ice Data Center
  • Worldwide data on precipitation, ice cover, permafrost, glaciers
  • Data sets include documentation and must be ftp-ed

• Significant Earthquake Database (National Geophysical Data Center)
  • Earthquakes since 2150 B.C. that were over 7.5 magnitude, killed more than 10 people, caused a tsunami
  • Search by location, year, magnitude and deaths
  • International in scope

• Statistical Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes and abstracts federal government statistics since 1974; business, association and state government data since 1980, and international agencies since 1983
  • Access through the Search Abstracts menu
  • Delimiters include Boolean operators and numerous proximity indicators, frequency, and comparative data (by city, by foreign country, by age, by disease)
    • Sample Search: precipitation and by city
  • About 15% of the abstracts link to full text
  • For items not hot-linked:
    • Write down abstract number (e.g. ASI 1997 9391-7) and bring to the Documents Center for the microfiche version
    • Search Google for the title

• Storm Center (USA Today)
  • Hurricane data for 1998
  • Live tracking of current hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires
  • Description of their causes

• Storm Data (UMich Only)
  • Floods, tornadoes, heavy winds, rip currents per month, hail
  • Arranged by state and county with a written description and the number of deaths or injuries
  • Web version begins 1994

• Tornado Project Online
  • Commercial web site which sells tornado posters and paraphernalia
  • Description of killer tornadoes since 1995 with selected historical information

• Weather America
  • Average annual weather data by month for all U.S. weather stations
  • High and low temperatures, rainfall, snowfall, thunderstorms, etc.
  • Does not include data for individual days or individual years
  • Ref. QC 983. W3851

• Weekly Crop-Weather State Reports
  • Crop progress and days suitable for field work
  • Average temperature for weather stations within a state for the current week
  • Precipitation for the past few weeks

• World's Largest Weather Link
  • Links to public, private, university and media weather sites
  • Arranged by type of source and location as well as alphabetically
  • Primarily U.S., Canadian, and European

• Weather Underground
  • Weather arranged by country or state and city
  • Includes current conditions, forecasts, warnings, and maps
  • Historic daily or hourly data for the world since 1996 and for the United States since 1970
  • There is also a U-M Weather

• Old Farmer's Almanac
  • Weather predictions by week and region for the coming year
  • Sunrise/moonrise tables
  • Days of first and last frost
  • Bibliography of gardening publications

• Storm Center (USA Today)
  • Hurricane data for 1998
  • Live tracking of current hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires
  • Description of their causes

• WDIV Weather Watch
  • Current and 10-day weather forecasts for Michigan and the Nation
  • Updated hourly
  • Links to weather maps, movies, and numerous other sources

International/Foreign

• Weather Underground
  • Weather arranged by country or state and city
  • Includes current conditions, forecasts, warnings, and maps
  • Historic daily or hourly data for the world since 1996 and for the United States since 1970
  • There is also a U-M Weather

• African Data Dissemination Service (USGS)
  • Maps showing rainfall and types of vegetation in Africa

• Climate Research Center (University of East Anglia)
  • Known for its historic data on climate change
  • Average world temperatures, 1856-2000 in zip format
  • Data for world as a whole

• Global Surface Day (NCDC)
  • DAILY data for CITIES around the world may be available via ftp

• Monthly Climatic Data for the World (UMich Only)
  • MONTHLY mean temperature and departures from normal plus inches of rain and days of sunshine for CITIES around the world
  • For each station also provides latitude, longitude, and elevation
  • Access, 1998+, may be limited to educational institutions
  • Sample issue

• National Climatic Data Center
  • Use the Search engine to locate data by geographic area, frequency, and weather subject
  • Historical weather data available for anonymous ftp
  • Map of current world weather conditions

• National Snow and Ice Data Center
  • Worldwide data on precipitation, ice cover, permafrost, glaciers
  • Data sets include documentation and must be ftp-ed

• NOAA Paleoclimatology
  • Archaeologists contribute to pre-instrument weather estimates from around the world
  • Searchable by latitude and longitude, country or state, and method (insects, ice, fire, etc.)
  • Includes slide shows and publications
  • Not all data is easy to use

• Significant Earthquake Database (National Geophysical Data Center)
  • Earthquakes since 2150 B.C. that were over 7.5 magnitude, killed more than 10 people, caused a tsunami
  • Search by location, year, magnitude and deaths
  • International in scope

• Statistical Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes and abstracts federal government statistics since 1974; business, association and state government data since 1980, and international agencies since 1983
  • Access through the Search Abstracts menu
  • Delimiters include Boolean operators and numerous proximity indicators, frequency, and comparative data (by city, by foreign country, by age, by disease)
    • Sample Search: precipitation and by city
  • About 15% of the abstracts link to full text
  • For items not hot-linked:
    • Write down abstract number (e.g. ASI 1997 9391-7) and bring to the Documents Center for the microfiche version
    • Search Google for the title

• World Meteorological Organization
  • Index of weather data on the Internet by continent and type
  • Daily forecasts and average monthly temperatures and precipitation

• World's Largest Weather Link
  • Links to public, private, university and media weather sites
  • Arranged by type of source and location as well as alphabetically
  • Primarily U.S., Canadian, and European

Grace York, Coordinator, Documents Center
University of Michigan Library
Ankur Mehta, Documents Assistant, May 2002
Graphics by Sherry Piontek and Barbara Perles
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