NCDC
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Centro Nacional de Datos Climáticos
- Meteorological data is most commonly obtained from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), which maintains records of conditions recorded at weather stations and airports throughout the country.
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The NCDC keeps a detailed archive of weather data for researchers around the world.
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The NCDC is the world's largest repository of weather data, responsible for maintaining global historical climate information.
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The methods are described in some detail in papers published by the NCDC.
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How about the NCDC adjustments done to the US temperature record?
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For more information, please visit NCDC's Global Surface Temperature Anomalies page.
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Below are the NCDC summer (Jun-Aug) trend graphs for all of the states discussed in the article.
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The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the Nation's Scorekeeper in terms of addressing severe weather/climate events.
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According to NOAA's NCDC Extremes archive, a total of 645 records were set for all-time hottest June temperatures.
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Researchers often rely on the NCDC for accurate historical climate records.
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For the most reliable weather statistics, many scientists turn to data provided by the NCDC.
Synonyms
A US government center that keeps the world's largest collection of weather and climate records
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Etymology
NCDC is a short name made from the first letters of National, Climatic ('weather'), Data, and Center. So the name points to the U.S. agency that keeps the world's largest active collection of weather records.