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New Local Climate Outlook New Local Climate Outlook Products, Data Tools, Products, Data Tools,
and Servicesand Services
Michael BrewerNOAA/NWS/OCWWS
NWS Partners MeetingJanuary 18, 2007
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OutlineOutline
•New Data Access Tools
•LCD Backup
•Paperless Initiative for COOP Data
•Data Quality Tools
•Local 3-Month Temperature Outlook
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• Standardized Website• WFO Climate interface • Access to WFO Climate
Products– F-6
– CLI
– RER
– CLM
– RTP
• Additional Data availableat discretion of WFO
• Daily updated web climate database
Available through the local WFO page or
www.weather.gov/climate
Data Access ToolsData Access Tools
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• NOWdata • Free, limited access to
ASOS and COOP data• 24/7 customer data
inquiries• In partnership with NCDC
and the Regional Climate Centers
• Driven by standard database - RCC Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)
Available through the local WFO page or
www.weather.gov/climate
Data Access ToolsData Access Tools
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• Events sometimes force observations at LCD sites to be made at backup locations (ex. Snowpaid).
• Beginning in February 2007, the following information will be made available on the F-6 and published at NCDC when a backup site is used:– What element of observation– Distance to backup site– 8-point cardinal direction to backup site
LCD BackupLCD Backup
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• Ensures more timely and accurate reporting of Cooperative Observer Network (COOP) data to customers, operations, and the national climate archive.
• Focuses on transmission via internet and telephone with common databases.
Paperless InitiativePaperless Initiative
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Health of the Network• Identify local data errors• Limited access• http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/hofn
Datzilla• Data problem-reporting/tracking• Field corrections• Link to NOAA data archives• Limited access for users
Standardized NOAA quality control
Data Quality ToolsData Quality Tools
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http://www.weather.gov/om/csd
http://www.weather.gov/climate
http://www.weather.gov/climate/calendar_outlook.php?wfo=ewx
http://products.weather.gov
http://www.weather.gov/climate/L3MTO_User_Guide.pdf
Thank You
NWS Climate ServicesNWS Climate Services