Climate Division Datasets (nClimDiv)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
The U.S. Climate Divisional Dataset (nClimDiv) is derived from the nClimGrid-Monthly dataset, a long-term temporally and spatially complete dataset from 1895 to the present for the contiguous United States from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The dataset provides temperature, precipitation and drought indices, as well as heating and cooling degree days. Coverage is provided for U.S. climate divisions, states, multi-state regions, and the nation. Text output, and static and interactive graphs are available.
How to
How to use this site:
- Vist the NCEI site and select a dataset
- Monthly datasets are in text format
- Link also contains Climate Division shapefiles (download ZIP folders) for the contiguous U.S. and Alaska
- Visit the “readme” text file for addtional information
Access
Climate Division Datasets: NCEI link to CIRS nClimDiv datasets
Documentation
nClimGrid-Monthly: the dataset used to create nClimDiv
