This page will try and guide you through accessing data via NOWData web page. The tabs below have examples. |
What can you get from the NOWData web site?
Various climate data from several locations across parts of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. Data varies
To get to the site from the front page follow the arrows in the image below, or select the
1. Click on Climate and Past Weather
2. Click on Past Observed Weather.
Then click on the blue NOWData tab at the top of the web page.
The main page of the page will show a 4 step process to view climate data.
The blue tabs at the top of this have a few examples for extracting different types of climate data from the NOWData page.
Not every location in the central New York and northeast Pennsylvania has climate data. There are National Weather Service sites and cooperative observer sites on the NOWData page.
Follow these step to get the monthly or daily normals for a location.
The graphic below show the steps.
The resulting display contains both a graph and a table. The graph is interactive. Moving the mouse pointer over the graph will show values on both the monthly and daily selections. Clicking on the Enlarge results will produce another browser window with the graph and table. However the graph is NOT interactive, but one can scroll down through the table of data.
The following steps will produce a table of record values on the NOWData website.
1. Under "1 Location" use the list or map to select a location.
2. Select Calendar Day Summaries under the "2 Product".
3. Under "3. Options" keep the Year Range from POR (Period Of Record) to the current year. Variables include the following,
Under Summary in "3. Option" some of these will be selected automatically depending on the variable, as shown above. Example, if the variable Max Temp is select, the Summary value of Daily Maximum will be automatically selected. Summary values include,
4. Click on the Go button under "4. View" to view the data.
The following graphic shows how to create a year's worth of record Maximum temperatures for the Binghamton, NY location.
The resulting table will look like this.
To make the table more visible, click on the Enlarge results button and new browser window containing the data will appear.
To find the seasonal totals for snowfall, try the following.
A small window will popup showing a table from seasonal values.
Note: Not all sites report rainfall and snowfall amounts.
References:
More on degree days can be found at the CPC website.