CLIMATE DATA FROM WEATHER STATIONS Whiting, John W. M. (New Codes: Not Previously Published) STDS08.DAT Vars. 179-199 climate These codes are taken from Climate maps, for weather stations closest to the time and place of each societal focus. 179. LATITUDE OF WEATHER STATION 0 = Min (Equator) 80 = Max (Pole) 180. LATITUDE HEMISPHERE . 128 1 = North 52 2 = South 181. LONGITUDE OF WEATHER STATION 0 = Min (Greenwich Meridian passes through London) 180 = Max (mid-Pacific Meridian) 182. LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE 104 3 = East 75 4 = West 183. ALTITUDE IN METERS 0 = Min 3822 = Max 184. YEARS OF OBSERVATION--TEMPERATURE 00 = Min (l900) 70 = Max (l970) 185. YEARS OF OBSERVATION--PRECIPITATION 00 = Min (l900) 73 = Max (l973) 186. MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE (øC) -16 = Min 29 = Max 187. HOTTEST MONTH MEAN TEMPERATURE (øC) 3 = Min 46 = Max 188. COLDEST MONTH MEAN TEMPERATURE (øC) -28 = Min 44 = Max 189. MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (mm) 0 = Min 4819 = Max 190. MEAN DAILY MIN COLDEST MONTH (øC) -61 = Min 24 = Max 191. MEAN DAILY MAX HOTTEST MONTH (øC) -2 = Min 41 = Max 192. HIGHEST PRECIPITATION IN WETTEST MONTH (mm) 0 = Min 670 = Max 193. LOWEST PRECIPITATION IN DRYEST MONTH (mm) 0 = Min 295 = Max 194. WETTEST MONTH . 11 1 = Jan - 2 = Feb 2 3 = March 6 4 = Apr 12 5 = May 20 6 = June 39 7 = July 38 8 = Aug 23 9 = Sept 15 10 = Oct 5 11 = Nov 7 12 = Dec 195. DRYEST MONTH . 52 1 = Jan 36 2 = Feb 12 3 = March 11 4 = Apr 4 5 = May 10 6 = June 16 7 = July 8 8 = Aug 3 9 = Sept 2 10 = Oct 4 11 = Nov 20 12 = Dec 196. NUMBER OF DRY MONTHS 76 0 = None 8 1 = 13 2 = 10 3 = 19 4 = 13 5 = 15 6 = 10 7 = 8 8 = 1 9 = 3 10 = 1 11 = 9 12 = 197. HOTTEST MONTH . 2 1 = Jan 5 2 = Feb 11 3 = Mar 23 4 = Apr 30 5 = May 13 6 = June 66 7 = July 18 8 = Aug 7 9 = Sept 2 10 = Oct 2 11 = Nov 24 12 = Dec 198. COLDEST MONTH . 117 1 = Jan 14 2 = Feb 1 3 = Mar 1 4 = Apr - 5 = May 4 6 = June 7 7 = July 8 8 = Aug 1 9 = Sept 2 10 = Oct 1 11 = Nov 22 12 = Dec Note distribution of sample and earth's population is more towards the cold Northerly regions (coldest in January) than the cold Southerly regions (coldest in July). 199. NUMBER OF FROST MONTHS 158 0 = None 1 1 = - 2 = - 3 = - 4 = 1 5 = 1 6 = 7 7 = 3 8 = 6 9 = 2 10 = 5 11 = 2 12 =