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VORTEX2: High Plains Climate Network Data

Summary

This data set contains the High Plains Climate Network (HPCN) hourly surface data for the VORTEX2 2009 and 2010 field phases for approximately May-June 2009 and May-June 2010. Data are provided in month files by station for 125 stations within Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The following parameters are included in these data: Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Soil Temperature, Wind Speed, Wind Magnitude, Vect dir, Vect SD, Rad Flux, and Total precipitation. The data are provided "as is" in their original format.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.26023/W692-XFGK-B0S
Data Quality	final
Versions	1.0 (2010-10-27)
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Related projects	VORTEX2: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	hourly
Language	English
Categories	Surface
Platforms	Mesoscale Meteorological Network - Mesonet Weather Stations
Instruments	Automated Weather System
GCMD Science Keywords	AIR TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION AMOUNT SEA LEVEL PRESSURE SOIL TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED Expand keywords
Documentation	VORTEX2_HPCN_stn_list.txt [11 KiB]
Related links	homepage: EOL Project Homepage catalog: VORTEX2 2009 Field Catalog catalog: VORTEX2 2010 Field Catalog info: VORTEX2 Project Data Policy

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2009-05-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2010-06-30 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 48.88, Minimum (South) Latitude: 37.28
Minimum (West) Longitude: -104.25, Maximum (East) Longitude: -93.77

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: High Plains Regional Climate Center

Citation

High Plains Regional Climate Center. 2010. VORTEX2: High Plains Climate Network Data. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.26023/W692-XFGK-B0S. Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

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