A shapefile of annual average wind resource potential for Maine, United States at a 50 meter height. This data set has been validated by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. Note: This data is not suitable for micro-siting potential development projects. This shapefile was generated from a raster dataset with a 200 m resolution, in a UTM zone 19, datum WGS 84 projection system. The wind power resource estimates were produced by AWS TrueWind using their MesoMap system and historical weather data under contract to Wind Powering America/NREL. This map has been validated with available surface data by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants. For updated gridded long-term average wind data please see the "Global Wind Atlas" resource below. For more information on NREL's wind resource data development, see the "Wind Integration National Dataset (WIND) Toolkit" and the "WIND Toolkit Long-Term Ensemble Dataset" resources.

US Hourly Precipitation Data

Historical Accumulated and Measured Rain Gauge Data from 1900-Present

By US Open Data Portal, data.gov [source]

About this dataset

This dataset contains hourly precipitation data from over 5,500 US National Weather Service (NWS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and cooperative observer stations in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and various Pacific Islands. With an impressive array of earliest data that varies by state and region spanning up to a century ago, this dataset offers a vast wealth of information on how our environment changes over time.

What secrets lie in this dataset? Explore now to uncover how rainfalls affects each corner of our nation's geographical diversity - from Maine down to Texas and beyond! Drawing conclusions on the average weather trends or anomalies in localized areas just takes a little bit of creativity with this dataset. Let the possibilities guide your exploration!

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Overview

This dataset contains hourly precipitation data from various US National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, and cooperative observer stations in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and various Pacific Islands. The data is sourced from digital data set DSI-3240 which is archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Earliest dates for measurements vary by state and region - ranging from Maine with an earliest date of 1900 to western Pacific regions that have data since 1978. The latest data captured in all states/regions are from present day relevant measurements. The major parameter in DSI-3240 is precipitation amounts which measure hourly or daily precipitation accumulation. Accumulation accounts for when rain gauges or observers are out of service for any reason.

Examples of Analysis

Using this dataset you can run analysis on a variety of subjects within U.S life:Long-term effects on geography due given changes in climate; Meteorologists’ predictions versus actual readings; Historical weather movement patterns etcetera..

## Key Columns included
The following columns are included in this Hourly Precipitation Data read-in: Station (the station ID), name (of station), elevation, latitude/longitude location coordinates , date precipitated as well as hourly accumulations measured (and two accompanying flags denoting quality measurement and accuracy.)

## Additional Considerations
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Research Ideas

• Analysis of changes in annual precipitation levels over time to inform climate change research.
• Estimation of runoff to inform water management strategies in different geographical areas within the US.
• Utilization of data to develop mathematical models that predict future variations in weather patterns and climate across the US

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. Data Source

License

Unknown License - Please check the dataset description for more information.

Columns

File: hourly-precipitation-csv-sample-1.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | STATION | Unique identifier for each station. (String) | | STATION_NAME | Name of the station. (String) ...

Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) is digital data set DSI-3240, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The primary source of data for this file is approximately 5,500 US National Weather Service (NWS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and cooperative observer stations in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and various Pacific Islands. The earliest data dates vary considerably by state and region: Maine, Pennsylvania, and Texas have data since 1900. The western Pacific region that includes Guam, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau have data since 1978. Other states and regions have earliest dates between those extremes. The latest data in all states and regions is from the present day. The major parameter in DSI-3240 is precipitation amounts, which are measurements of hourly or daily precipitation accumulation. Accumulation was for longer periods of time if for any reason the rain gauge was out of service or no observer was present. DSI 3240_01 contains data grouped by state; DSI 3240_02 contains data grouped by year.

Spaulding, Nicole; Bohleber, Pascal; Sneed, Sharon; Handley, Michael, 2018, Colle Gnifetti Ice Core - ICPMS S record 599-807 C.E. - Climate Change Institute - University of Maine

Colle Gnifetti Ice Core - LA-ICPMS Ca/Fe record (last ~2000 years) - Climate Change Institute - University of Maine

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