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Resources for Researching Past Weather

Sources of Information:

1. Past newspapers (copies, microfilm, microfiche, and digitized electronic copies). Can be found

   in most libraries. Library of Congress (1880-1922); Monthly Weather Review (1870-1973).

2. Weather websites (free and subscription-based)

3. The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Contains data for a large number of sites.

NCDC's Historical Significant Events Imagery (1960-Present)

NCDC's Historical Goes Image Browser (1992-Present)

NCDC's Storm Events (Mainly 1993-Present)

NCDC's NEXRAD National Mosaic Reflectivity Images (1995-Present)

Hot Stuff from the GOES Project (1994-Present)

NCDC's State of the Climate Reports (1998-Present)

4. Utah Climate Center. Temperature and precipitation data for a large number of U.S. cities e.g.,

   New York City's data for Central Park goes back as far as 1876.

5. cli-MATE (Midwestern Regional Climate Center) -- Can register for free access to data ***

6. Threaded Station Extremes. Extreme temperatures for a large number of U.S. cities.

7. Environment Canada. Daily data for a large number of stations in Canada.

8. The Regional Snowfall Index (RSI). List of major snowstorms. List of major Northeast snowstorms.

9. U.S. Records Look-Up (NOAA)

10. Raw Data Archive (Includes Bufkit data) from Iowa State University

11. Model Archive: GFS and NAM (Wxcaster.com)

12. Global Temperatures (Goddard Institute for Space Studies)

Select Weather Websites:

Daily Precipitation Analysis (CPC)

Daily Temperature Analysis (CPC)

Drought Monitoring (CPC). Soil moisture data (1998-Present) is on the main CPC page.

U.S. Climate at a Glance (NCDC). Contains monthly mean temperature and precipitation data from

1900 to the present.

Albany: Seasonal Snowfall (1884-85 to Present) and Past Weather Page

Baltimore/Washington D.C. and Past Weather Page

Boston: Seasonal snowfall (1890-91 through 2011-12)

Bridgeport, New York City, and Newark and Past Weather Page

Buffalo/Rochester. Contains data from 1940-Present

Burlington: Seasonal Snowfall (1906-07 to Present), Climate Resources, and Past Weather Page

Concord, NH/Portland, ME and Past Weather Page

Concord, NH Snowfall (1928-29 through 2001-02)

Hartford Snowfall (1904-05 through 2000-01)

New York City Snowfall (1869-70 to Present)

Pennsylvania Data (Pennsylvania State Climatologist)

Philadelphia Snowfall (1884-85 through 2000-01) and 1979-80 through Present

Philadelphia Data: Franklin Institute: 1872-2001 and 1993-Present

Providence Snowfall (1904-05 through 2001-02)

Worcester Snowfall (1892-93 through 2000-01)

Various Mid-Atlantic and New England Cities (National Weather Service, Taunton)