tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post2779932518593896993..comments2023-06-19T08:58:01.084-04:00Comments on CapitalClimate: Triple-Digit Heat Smashes Washington DC, Mid Atlantic Temperature RecordsSteve Scolnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11887989345192863494noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-51871798988888939172010-06-28T18:35:43.290-04:002010-06-28T18:35:43.290-04:00Correction to previous comment:
The period of reco...Correction to previous comment:<br />The period of record apparently goes back to 1948, but only 1984 forward is available online.CapitalClimatehttp://capitalclimate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-14195940907878350382010-06-26T00:04:25.868-04:002010-06-26T00:04:25.868-04:00The period of record for Islip appears to go back ...The period of record for Islip appears to go back only to 1984. The daily data can be ordered from National Climatic Data Center for $70 <a href="http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwDI~StnSrch~StnID~20019444#DAF" rel="nofollow">here</a>.CapitalClimatehttp://capitalclimate.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-74314523568043339402010-06-25T15:14:34.339-04:002010-06-25T15:14:34.339-04:00And actually the 1971-2000 data seem to be only fr...And actually the 1971-2000 data seem to be only from 1984 for Islip... But I was hoping for some more detailed data to download and play around with - the actual daily average temperatures, or highs and lows, going back to whenever or something like that. Does anybody post that online these days?Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249922708053689717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-1662808323308143442010-06-24T18:03:48.995-04:002010-06-24T18:03:48.995-04:00Arthur,
Recent daily and monthly data are here:
1....Arthur,<br />Recent daily and monthly data are <a href="http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=okx" rel="nofollow">here</a>:<br />1. Click on product type<br />2. Select location (Islip is one of the listed locations)<br />Unfortunately, the archives go back only to 2005.<br /><br />Some limited summary data for the base period 1971-2000 are available under the "NOWData" tab.CapitalClimatehttp://capitalclimate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383109810185861842.post-33737105985935387402010-06-24T17:15:56.468-04:002010-06-24T17:15:56.468-04:00Steve, I've been wondering how to get the reco...Steve, I've been wondering how to get the records for our local weather station (Upton, NY, or at least Islip, NY). When I go to NWS it just shows Central Park, which isn't what I was looking for. And even that data seems limited. What's a good source?Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249922708053689717noreply@blogger.com