NWS Daily Climatology Data for Superior National Forest (1990)

Daily weather and solar radiation measurements for the Superior National Forest area in 1990. Data includes atmospheric temperature, precipitation, water vapor, and solar insolation values. It was collected by the National Weather Service and University of Minnesota researchers using calibrated instruments.

Use Cases

• Analyzing daily temperature trends for climate modeling using surface temperature data.
• Correlating precipitation amounts with ecological or hydrological studies.
• Studying solar energy potential or atmospheric radiation using calibrated insolation measurements.
• Investigating historical atmospheric water vapor indicators for regional climate analysis.

Strengths

• Data collection used calibrated instruments, including a Yellow Springs solar cell calibrated against an Eppley Pyranometer for accuracy.
• Measurements cover multiple atmospheric variables: temperature, precipitation, water vapor, and solar radiation.
• Sourced from authoritative organizations: the National Weather Service and University of Minnesota researchers.

Limitations

• The exact row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown across all platforms.
• Conflicting last update dates: one source shows 2026-03 -12, another shows 1990-12-31, suggesting potential metadata errors.
• Available file formats are generic (ZIP, TEXT, etc.), indicating the underlying data structure is not clearly documented.

Provenance

Source

National Weather Service (International Falls, MN) and Prof. Donald Baker, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.

Collection Method

Weather data collected by the National Weather Service; solar insolation measured at Fall Lake Dam with a calibrated Yellow Springs solar cell.

Time Range

1990

Freshness

2026-03-12 23:07:15.935730

Geography

Superior National Forest area, with weather data from International Falls, MN and solar data from Winton, MN.