@0E@This is an information file for the file area "Meteorological Data from NCDC" Currently, there are 11 meteorological parameters in this file area. For each of the parameter, hourly and daily average data files are available in delimited ASCII and dBase (dbf) format for the time period between 1/1/81 through 12/31/91 from Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii. Each file is compressed into "ZIP" file to reduce download time. The "dbf" files have self-explanatory field names and the ASCII delimited files have informative headers. =========================================================================== @8C@BEGIN UPDATE NOTICE: 8/95 @0C@The set of 9 hourly parameters for the period 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 (see 2/95 notice below) has been updated to include data through 3/31/95. The data are available in both ASCII delimited and Lotus 1-2-3 formats. The filenames indicate the meteorological paramater contained, the period of coverage, that the data are hourly, and whether the format is ASCII or Lotus 1-2-3 (e.g. "CH9495HA.ZIP" for ceiling height data in ASCII format. Preliminary 1995 data (observations at 3 hour intervals) are now available for the period from 1/1-7/31. =========================================================================== @82@BEGIN UPDATE NOTICE: 2/95 @02@Hourly meterological data for 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 for Honolulu, HI, are now available for 9 parameters. The data are available in both ASCII comma delimited and dBase (dbf) format. The dbf files have self-explanatory field names and the ASCII delimited files have informative headers. Each file is compressed into a "ZIP" file to reduce the download time. The 9 parameter are as follows: 1. Ceiling height (m) 7. Total sky cover (%) 2. Dry bulb temperature (deg. C) 8. Wind direction (degrees) 3. Dew point temperature (deg. C) 9. Wind speed (km/hr) 4. Wet bulb temperature (C) 5. Station pressure (mm of Hg) 6. Relative humidity (%) FILE DESCRIPTIONS: CH9294HA.ZIP Hourly ceiling height (m) data for Honolulu,HI in ASCII delimited format. CH9294HD.ZIP Hourly ceiling height (m) data for Honolulu, HI from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. DB9294HA.ZIP Hourly dry bulb temperature (F) data for Honolulu, HI from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII delimited format. DB9294HD.ZIP Hourly dry bulb temperature (F) data for Honolulu, HI from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. DP9294HA.ZIP Hourly dew point temperature (F) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII delimited format. DP9294HD.ZIP Hourly dew point temperature (F) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. WB9294HA.ZIP Hourly wet bulb temperature (F) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII delimited format. WB9294HD.ZIP Hourly wet bulb temperature (F) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. PR9294HA.ZIP Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII delimited format. PR9294HD.ZIP Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. RH9294HA.ZIP Hourly relative humidity (%) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII format. RH9294HD.ZIP Hourly relative humidity (%) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. TS9294HA.ZIP Hourly total sky cover (%) data for Honolulu HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII delimited format. TS9294HD.ZIP Hourly total sky cover (%) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. WD9294HA.ZIP Hourly wind direction (degrees) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII delimited format. WD9294HD.ZIP Hourly wind direction (degrees) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. WS9294HA.ZIP Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in ASCII delimited format. WS9294HD.ZIP Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data for Honolulu, HI, from 1/1/92 through 11/30/94 in dBase format. Preliminary meteorological data for January, 1995 is also now available for downloading. @0B@=========================================================================== @8A@BEGIN UPDATE NOTICE: 1/95 @0B@Files containing preliminary 1994 meteorological data (1/1/94 through 12/31/94) are also available for downloads. Three formats are available as described below: 94METWK1.ZIP Preliminary local climatological data from NCDC for Honolulu, HI in Lotus 123 format. 94METTXT.ZIP Preliminary local climatological data from NCDC for Honolulu, HI in ASCII delimited format. 94METDBF.ZIP Preliminary local climatological data from NCDC for Honolulu, HI in dBase IV format. All data originated from National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) BBS in Asheville, NC (704-271-4286, N-8-1, upto 9600 bps). Voice phone # (704) 271-4800 The data included in these files are from the Preliminary Local Climatological Data reports for Observations at 3-hour intervals. The data is subject to change after the QA/QC procedures are done at NCDC. The finalized data will be available in the future since there is a longer lag time in obtaining the finalized data in digital format. @8A@END UPDATE NOTICE @0B@============================================================================ @0E@The 11 parameter are as follows: 1. Ceiling height (m) 7. Total sky cover (%) 2. Dry bulb temperature (deg. C) 8. Pressure corrected to sea level 3. Dew point temperature (deg. C) (milli bars) 4. Horizontal visibility (km) 9. Wet bulb temperature (C) 5. Station pressure (mm of Hg) 10. Wind direction (degrees) * 6. Relative humidity (%) 11. Wind speed (km/hr) * Only hourly wind direction is available FILE DESCRIPTIONS ================= Zipped Un-zipped File Name File Name File Description ------------ ------------ -------------------------------------------- CL8191DA.ZIP CL8191DA.TXT Daily average ceiling height (m) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. CL8191DD.ZIP CL8191DD.DBF Daily average ceiling height (m) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. CL8191HA.ZIP CL8191HA.TXT Hourly ceiling height (m) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. CL8191HD.ZIP CL8191HD.DBF Hourly ceiling height (m) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. DB8191DA.ZIP DB8191DA.TXT Daily average dry bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. DB8191DD.ZIP DB8191DD.DBF Daily average dry bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. DB8191HA.ZIP DB8191HA.TXT Hourly dry bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. DB8191HD.ZIP DB8191HD.DBF Hourly dry bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. DT8191DA.ZIP DT8191DA.TXT Daily average dew point temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. DT8191DD.ZIP DT8191DD.DBF Daily average dew point temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. DT8191HA.ZIP DT8191HA.TXT Hourly dew point temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. DT8191HD.ZIP DT8191HD.DBF Hourly dew point temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. HV8191DA.ZIP HV8191DA.TXT Daily average horizontal visibility (km) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. HV8191DD.ZIP HV8191DD.DBF Daily average horizontal visibility (km) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. HV8191HA.ZIP HV8191HA.TXT Hourly horizontal visibility (km) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. HV8191HD.ZIP HV8191HD.DBF Hourly horizontal visibility (km) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. NCDCDBF.ZIP NCDCDBF.ZIP Contains dBase (dbf) files for all parameters in this file area (21 files) NCDCTXT.ZIP NCDCTXT.ZIP Contains ASCII delimited files for all parameters in this file area (21 files) PR8191DA.ZIP PR8191DA.TXT Daily average station pressure (mm of Hg) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. PR8191DD.ZIP PR8191DD.DBF Daily average station pressure (mm of Hg) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. PR8191HA.ZIP PR8191HA.TXT Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. PR8191HD.ZIP PR8191HD.DBF Hourly station pressure (mm of Hg) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. RH8191DA.ZIP RH8191DA.TXT Daily average relative humidity (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. RH8191DD.ZIP RH8191DD.DBF Daily average relative humidity (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. RH8191HA.ZIP RH8191HA.TXT Hourly relative humidity (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. RH8191HD.ZIP RH8191HD.DBF Hourly relative humidity (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. SC8191DA.ZIP SC8191DA.TXT Daily average total sky cover (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. SC8191DD.ZIP SC8191DD.DBF Daily average total sky cover (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. SC8191HA.ZIP SC8191HA.TXT Hourly total sky cover (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. SC8191HD.ZIP SC8191HD.DBF Hourly total sky cover (%) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. SP8191DA.ZIP SP8191DA.TXT Daily average pressure (corrected to sea level in millibars) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. SP8191DD.ZIP SP8191DD.DBF Daily average pressure (corrected to sea level in millibars) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. SP8191HA.ZIP SP8191HA.TXT Hourly pressure (corrected to sea level in millibars) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. SP8191HD.ZIP SP8191HD.DBF Hourly pressure (corrected to sea level in millibars) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. WB8191DA.ZIP WB8191DA.TXT Daily average wet bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. WB8191DD.ZIP WB8191DD.DBF Daily average wet bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. WB8191HA.ZIP WB8191HA.TXT Hourly wet bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. WB8191HD.ZIP WB8191HD.DBF Hourly wet bulb temperature (C) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. WD8191HA.ZIP WD8191HA.TXT Hourly wind direction (degress) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. WD8191HD.ZIP WD8191HD.DBF Hourly wind direction (degrees) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. WS8191DA.ZIP WS8191DA.TXT Daily summation (scalar) of wind speed (km/hr) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. WS8191DD.ZIP WS8191DD.DBF Daily summation (scalar) of wind speed (km/hr) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format. WS8191HA.ZIP WS8191HA.TXT Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in ASCII delimited format. WS8191HD.ZIP WS8191HD.DBF Hourly wind speed (km/hr) data from Honolulu International Airport between 1/1/81 - 12/31/91 in dBase format.