Daily Values Files

These historical climate data for the United States were compiled by Dr. Arlin Nicks of the USDA-ARS for use in the development of climate generators. The database includes daily precipitation and daily min-max air temperature for National Weather Service stations from 1900 on.

These data files were obtained from the Arlin Nicks Climate Database at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Hydrology Laboratory, Water Data Center.

The format of the files are as follows:

I6 - Station ID
I2 - Unused (District code?)
I4 - Data year
A4 - Data type
     PRCP - precipitation daily accumulation (hundredths of inches)
     TMAX - maximum daily air temperature (F)
     TMIN - minimum daily air temperature (F)

	For precip:	        366 F4.2
	For temperature:	366 I4

Missing values are denoted as 9999
Day 366 of non-leap years is denoted as 9999

Daily value files
David Hall. September 2000
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Moscow, Idaho, Forestry Sciences Laboratory
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