GHCN-D Inventory Data

A dataset containing inventory information for each station and element in the Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-D).

Usage

ghcn.inventory

Format

A data table with 6 variables:

id

character. 11-character station identification code.

latitude

numeric. Latitude of the station in decimal degrees.

longitude

numeric. Longitude of the station in decimal degrees.

element

character. Element type (e.g., PRCP for precipitation, TMAX for maximum temperature).

firstyear

integer. First year of record for this station and element.

lastyear

integer. Last year of record for this station and element.

Source

http://noaa-ghcn-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/ghcnd-inventory.txt