Abstract:
TDF-34 Consists of daily element summaries for 1,795 stations
(primarily U S.-operated) as digitized from original records. Periods
of record vary significantly from station to station. Elements
reported are: Maximum temperature, Minimum temperature, Peak Wind,
Precipitation, Mean temperature, Snowfall, Snow depth, Days with:
thunderstorms, snow, sleet, blowing snow,
... hail, rain, dust or sand,
fog, smoke or haze.
The TDF-34 dataset is also available from the NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
(National Climatic Data Center) in Asheville, NC. Information about
the NCDC can be obtained through their anonymous FTP:
hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov (192.67.134.72)
or through their Home Page on the World Wide Web (WWW):
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov 
