NOAA Daily ‘Analysis Ready’ NClimGrid Climate Dataset at County Scale, U.S. CONUS¶
Description¶
EpiNOAA is an analysis ready dataset that consists of a daily time-series of nClimGrid measures (maximum temperature, minimum temperature, average temperature, and precipitation) at the county scale. Each file provides daily values for the Continental United States. Data are available from 1951 to the present. Daily data are updated every 3 days with a preliminary data file and replaced with the scaled (i.e., quality controlled) data file every three months. This derivative data product is an enhancement from the original daily nClimGrid dataset in that all four weather parameters are now packaged into one file and assembled in a daily time-series format. In addition to a direct download option, an R package and web interface has been developed to streamline access to the final data product. These options allow end users three separate access modes to arrive at a customized dataset unique to each end user’s application. Users should be sure to review the data documentation to inform which level of data is required for their research.
| Direct download | File format | AWS S3 Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly county (cte) and state (ste) files | csv | https://noaa-nclimgrid-daily-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html#EpiNOAA/csv/ |
| Decadal county (cte) and state (ste) files | csv | https://noaa-nclimgrid-daily-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html#EpiNOAA/decadal/ |
| Period of record for U.S. CONUS (1951-present) (one large file) | csv | https://noaa-nclimgrid-daily-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/EpiNOAA/EpiNOAA_county.csv |
| Parquet Dataset for county (cte) and state (ste) | parquet | https://noaa-nclimgrid-daily-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html#EpiNOAA/v1-0-0/parquet/ |
| R package | GitHub: https://github.com/NOAA-Big-Data-Program/EpiNOAA-R | |
| Python package (Under Development) | GitHub: https://github.com/NOAA-Big-Data-Program/EpiNOAA-Python | |
| Web interface | R shiny app link http://shiny-app-lb-db29d17-1318539185.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/arc-nclimgrid-downloader/ |
Table 1. Overview of user access to these data: (1) Direct download, (2) R package, (3) Python Package, and (4) Web interface.
Update Frequency¶
Every three days.
Final quality assured data occurs three months after the initial release date.
License¶
Open Data. There are no restrictions on the use of these data. Data are freely and publicly accessible with no charge for data egress.
Managed By¶
Contact¶
For any questions regarding data delivery not associated with this platform or any general questions regarding the NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD), email nodd@noaa.gov.
We also seek to identify case studies on how NOAA data is being used and will be featuring those stories in joint publications and in upcoming events. If you are interested in seeing your story highlighted, please share it with the NOAA Open Data Dissemination Team here: nodd@noaa.gov.
How to Cite¶
EPI NOAA dataset was accessed on DATE from https://noaa-nclimgrid-daily-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html#EpiNOAA/