These "Climodat" reports provide some answers to the most common climatological questions we get routinely asked. These reports are based on the daily climate observations from the NWS COOP network. We also provide "kitchen sink" data files which contain the much of the raw information used to generate the reports. Values from 1 Jan 1951 till 01 May 2008 were used in the formulation of all these reports. Some sites have data back to 1893, so their reports contain data dating back to then.
Climodat Reports
"Kitchen Sink" Datafiles
Download:
You can download all of the datafiles in one Zipfile (0.8 MB) or browse a directory to pick the individual files you want.
Format:
These text files are in a simple comma delimited format. Two of the data columns contain the latitude
and longitude information which allows easy import into most GIS systems.
Details: yearly file
There is one yearly file (named yearly.csv) which contains yearly summaries dating back to 1951. Please consult the help file (named yearly_ks.txt) for further details.
Details: monthly files
For every year dating back to 1951, there is one file per year which
contains monthly summaries of high/low temperature and precipitation. You
can browse this directory to pick the files you want or just
download everything to save the hassle. Please
consult the help file (named monthly_ks.txt)
for further details.
Did these reports help? Please let us know if you would like to see other variables in these files or have any other comments about them. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: While we use care to provide accurate weather/climatic information, errors may occur because of equipment or other failure. We therefore provide this information without any warranty of accuracy. Users of this weather/climate data do so at their own risk, and are advised to use independent judgement as to whether to verify the data presented.