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NOAA/CMDL World Climate Data, Global Historical Climatology Network for Alaska

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Summary

This data set contains mean monthly temperatures and total monthly precipitation for stations in Alaska from the mid-1800s to 1990. The values are a subset of the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN), archived at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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  • 1.0 (2009-04-29)
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Spatial Type point
Frequency monthly
Language English
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  • climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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Temporal coverage

Begin datetime 1850-01-01 00:00:00
End datetime 1990-12-31 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 75.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 53.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -177.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -130.00

Primary point of contact information

Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN), NOAA <Russell.Vose@noaa.gov>

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Citation

Eischeid, J., Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN), NOAA. 2009. NOAA/CMDL World Climate Data, Global Historical Climatology Network for Alaska. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6DF6PCM. Accessed 12 Dec 2024.

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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.