CLIMATE DATA FROM WEATHER STATIONS

    Whiting, John W. M. (New Codes: Not Previously Published)

      STDS08.DAT  Vars. 179-199 climate
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    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 = 

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