NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 1 NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center – Resources Regarding Climate and Weather Extremes J. Neal Lott, Richard R. Heim Jr. NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina January 2009 AMS Meeting Phoenix, Arizona

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 2 NCDC Website

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center GIS-based Access to Data GIS Services – GIS-based access and visualization of data Access to in-situ data, including NEXRAD Provides access to numerous datasets, products, and graphing OGC-compliant WMS, WFS Services implemented Access to Metadata Records in Geospatial One Stop and Global Change Master Directory Google Earth compatibility

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center GIS-based Access to Data Various graphing options…. Buoy during passage of Hurricane Katrina

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 5 Long-term Extremes by Month Multiple parameters—precipitation, temperature, etc--various extremes over long time periods E.g., determine extremes which have occurred in a city, county, or state

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 6 Long-term Extremes by Month

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 7 Long-term Extremes by Month

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 8 Long-term Extremes by Month

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 9 Global Hazards and Extreme Events Narratives and data visualization for global events

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 10 Global Hazards and Extreme Events

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 11 Climate Monitoring Products US daily temperature and precipitation extremes Maps and time series of trends in 12 indicators of climate extremes across North America Various other reports and products regarding climate extremes Many cooperative efforts

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 12 Climate Monitoring Products North America Climate Extremes Monitoring Products

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 13 Climate Monitoring Products North America Climate Extremes Monitoring Products

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 14 Climate Monitoring Products

NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center 15 NOAA’s Regional Climate Centers Numerous products and services related to climate and weather extremes