Hourly U.S. surface weather observations from airports and Weather Bureau offices, recorded from 1928 through June 1948. The dataset includes variables such as station ID, observational type, ceiling, visibility, weather, temperature, wind, and pressure. It was quality-checked and converted to the NCDC Integrated Surface Hourly format by NOAA_NCEI.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term climate trends based on hourly temperature and pressure data
- Study aviation weather hazards based on historical visibility and ceiling observations
- Model historical weather patterns based on wind and present weather data
- Validate and extend climate reanalysis datasets based on quality-checked surface observations
Strengths
- Observations span a 20-year period from 1928 to 1948
- Data underwent quality checks and conversion to a standardized format
Limitations
- Row count and file formats are unknown
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 1948-12-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Keyed from observational forms, with two formats used for different periods (1928-1933 and 1934-1948)
- Time Range
- 1928 through June 1948
- Geography
- United States