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NOAA: Climate at a Glance City Mapping

 The above picture is from the “Climate at a Glance” web search and mapping tool. The area of Middletown, VA has limited data most likely due to the fact that it is a very small town with very little infrastructure or anything of significance which would require constant weather monitoring. After search through the site and several of the service offered, I realized the in-depth library of various file types which can be used with other design and GIS software. I was previously unaware that this much data is available for public access and use.

NOAA: U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access

In addition to the previous dot mapping, this data from the “U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access” give a quick look at data like temperature and rainfall over a given period of time within a particular region. Using different search criteria, you can do historical searches for data or search for data which is more local in terms of timelines.

 

Resources:

NCEI.Monitoring.Info@noaa.gov. (2024). Climate at a Glance | City Mapping | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Noaa.Gov. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/city/mapping





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