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National Climatic Data Center

National Climatic Data Center

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A US government center that keeps the world's largest collection of weather and climate records
  • proper noun
  • Formal
translation icon : Centro Nacional de Datos Climáticos
  • The National Climatic Data Center houses extensive records of global temperatures and precipitation patterns.

Examples

  • According to the National Climatic Data Center, last year was one of the warmest on record.

  • Researchers accessed the National Climatic Data Center to analyze trends in extreme weather events.

  • The National Climatic Data Center provides valuable climate data.

  • Have you checked the records at the National Climatic Data Center?

  • According to the National Climatic Data Center, last year was one of the warmest on record.

  • The National Climatic Data Center houses extensive records of global temperatures and precipitation patterns.

  • Researchers accessed the National Climatic Data Center to analyze trends in extreme weather events.

Synonyms

NCDC
vsNational Climatic Data Center
  • Specialized
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A U.S. weather agency group that keeps the world's largest active collection of weather records

is broader and covers both weather and climate data

Surface Forms

National Climatic Data Center main

Morphology

national + climatic + data + center

The meaning is fully compositional: 'national' (country-level) + 'climatic' (relating to climate) + 'data' (information) + 'center' (a place providing a service) yields a country-level center that holds or manages climate data. This naming pattern is standard and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

National Climatic Data Center breaks into National, Climatic, and Data Center, meaning a national place that collects and stores weather information. Imagine a big government library full of old temperatures and storm records where scientists come to look for facts, so the name means a center that 'keeps climate records'.