Trend 07/02/1985 - 05/08/2016. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily: Precipitation (Total) | Country: Antarctica | Weather Station: BASE ARTURO PRAT Antarctica, 07/02/1985-05/08/2016. Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 018-004-002.

• Main Author: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. 2016
• Subjects: Weather; Precipitation; Prat; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6068/dp15598689de90; http://statisticaldatasets.data-planet.com/dataplanet/Datasheet_DOI_Servlet?ID=15598689de90&type=datasheet&version=1

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2016). Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily: Precipitation (Total) | Country: Antarctica | Weather Station: BASE ARTURO PRAT Antarctica, 07/02/1985-05/08/2016. Data-Planet™ Statistical Ready Reference by Conquest Systems, Inc. [Data-file]. Dataset-ID: 018-004-002. Dataset: Reports total precipitation recorded at weather stations worldwide. GHCN (Global Historical Climatology Network)- Daily is an integrated database of daily climate summaries from land surface stations across the globe. The data are obtained from numerous sources and integrated and subjected to a common suite of quality assurance reviews. GHCN-Daily contains records from over 90,000 stations in 180 countries and territories. Numerous daily variables are provided, including maximum and minimum temperature, total daily precipitation, snowfall, and snow depth; however, about two-thirds of the stations report precipitation only. Both the record length and period of record vary by station and cover intervals ranging from less than one year to more than 175 years. From the technical documentation: "The dataset cannot be used to quantify all aspects of climate variability and change without any additional processing. In general, the stations providing daily observations were not managed to meet the desired standards for climate monitoring. Rather, the stations were deployed to meet the demands of agriculture, hydrology, weather forecasting, aviation, etc. GHCN-Daily data have not been homogenized to account for the potential artifacts associated with the various reporting practices at stations. Users must consider whether the potential for changes in systematic bias might be important for their particular application." Category: Natural Resources and Environment Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), within the United States Department of Commerce, was formed by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. Its mission is to monitor and assess the state of the environment in order to make accurate and timely forecasts to protect life, property, and natural resources, as well as to promote the economic well-being of the US and to enhance its environmental security. The National Climatic Data Service within NOAA provides weather, water, and climate warnings, forecast, and data for the US and adjacent waters. http://www.noaa.gov/ Subject: Weather, Precipitation