Weather
www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/usclimate/
This fully interactive site, operated by NOAA's Earth Systems Research Laboratory, allows users to construct plots and maps describing all kinds of climate features for many different cities.
Point-and-click options are available for slow Internet connections as well as broadband, and there are other ways to obtain the data as well, by filling out online forms giving the requested parameters. The types of data available include temperature and p ...
lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) archives weather information for local areas across the country, and provides education and reference materials.
Sections of particular interest are:
- Extreme Weather and Climate Events: information on hurricanes, tornadoes, temperature extremes, floods, droughts, etc.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) website, which is part of NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) is responsible for weather predictions and warnings. But they also offer a great deal of detailed information on past as well as current weather conditions.
Their maps can show you everything from temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and flooding conditions to air quality and current advisories and warnings. Current information of interest includes:
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www.lib.noaa.gov/researchtools/subjectguides/wind/windandsea
The WindandSea Internet Guide is a listing of reviewed and annotated links dealing with weather, climate, and oceans — any subjects covered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), whose librarians developed this checklist. They have an extensive collection of links to information on