Meteorological Data
PLEASE NOTE: Meteorological data files have not been updated for several years. Depending upon what parameters are of interest, you may find the data at Hydrologic Micro Services, HMS.
The meteorological data files contain measurements taken at 237 weather stations located throughout the United States for a period extending from 1961 to 1990. Exact collection dates vary by weather station. These data files are compatible with the EXAMS, PRZM, and EXPRESS systems distributed through the EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM).
A graphical index map is available to help find meteorological data for specific locations. Several Adobe Acrobat documents containing supplemental information about the weather stations and data collection are also available.
| Current Version: | 1.01 |
|---|---|
| Release Date: | November 2006 |
| Development Status: | General Release |
| Development Information: | United States Meteorological Data: Daily and Hourly files to Support Predictive Exposure Modeling |
| Operating System: | MS-DOS, Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP |
| Development Language: | ASCII Text Files |
| Intended Audience: | Environmental Scientist/Engineer/Meteorologist |
| Key Words: | meteorological, data, model, precipitation, evaporation, temperature, wind, radiation, humidity, atmosphere |
| Related Web Sites: | EXAMS Version Index PRZM Version Index EXPRESS Software Page |
| File Name | File Description |
|---|---|
| ABSTRACT.TXT | Summary of functions, theory, and applicability. |
| README.TXT | Important installation and usage information. |
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download, to view some files in this list. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.
| File Type / Priority |
File Name / Format / Size |
File Description |
|---|---|---|
| Data / Required |
Hourly and Daily Meteorological Data / Self-extracting Zip / 7 MB |
Graphical index map with links to daily and hourly data from 237 U.S. weather stations. |
| Data / Optional |
DVF_ALL.EXE / Self-extracting Zip / 65 MB |
Contains a Daily Values File (DVF) and a metadata file for each weather station. |
| Document / Optional |
STATION LOCATIONS.PDF / Adobe Acrobat / 96 KB |
Station Locations and 30-year Normals (PDF, 8 pp., 96 KB). Contains temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and precipitation for each weather station. |
| Document / Optional |
STATION NOTES.PDF / Adobe Acrobat / 52 KB |
Station Notes (PDF, 14 pp., 52 KB). Contains ancillary information about data collected at the weather stations. |
| Document / Optional |
CITY MAP.PDF / Adobe Acrobat / 1.7 MB |
Location of Weather Stations (PDF, map 11x8.5 inches, 1 page, 1.7 MB). Map of station locations with station city names. |
| Document / Optional |
MLRA-WBAN.PDF / Adobe Acrobat / 3.4 MB |
Weather Stations and State Parts of MLRA (PDF, map 11x8.5 inches, 1 page, 3.4 MB). Map of station locations overlaid on Major Land Resource Areas. |
| Document / Optional |
LEGEND.PDF / Adobe Acrobat / 2.9 KB |
Legend (PDF, map legend 11x8.5 inches, 1 page, 2.9 KB). Key to land resource regions for use with MLRA_WBAN.PDF. |
| Document / Optional |
MLRA-CODES.PDF / Adobe Acrobat / 44 KB |
Key to Land Resource Regions (LRR) and Major Land Resource Areas (PDF, 5 pp., 44 KB). Key to MLRA descriptive titles for use with MLRA-WBAN.PDF. |
| Document / Optional |
Suarez600R07053USMetData.pdf / Adobe Acrobat / 2.02 MB |
United States Meteorological Data: Daily and Hourly files to Support Predictive Exposure Modeling (PDF, 397 pp, 2.02 MB). Meteorological database documentation. |