Current and Past Weather Information

Current weather observations from observation stations operated by the National Weather Service can be obtained from several sources that do not require computers.

*Hurricane Hotline
Recorded telephone messages are activated when a tropical storm or hurricane threatens. These messages identify areas affected by the watch or warning, location of the storm, forecasted movement, wind speeds, and tidal effects. There is a nominal fee for this service.
Atlantic: (900) 410-NOAA or (900) 410-6622.
Pacific: (900) 410-CANE or (900) 410-2263.

*Marine Weather Radio
Weather observations, charts, warnings and advisories are broadcast on marine weather radio frequencies. Stations operated by NOAA are part of an international network of marine weather radio stations. For marine interests, phone service is operated by BOAT/U.S. Weather Watch at
(900) 933-BOAT--a toll call. You can request a list of stations and frequencies for the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Great Lakes from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, DC 20418.

*NOAA Weather Radio
The expanded NOAA Weather Radio network of more than 900 FM stations is operated by the National Weather Service and provides continuous weather information. Stations operate at seven high FM-band frequencies:

• 162.400 Mhz
• 162.425 Mhz
• 162.450 Mhz
• 162.475 Mhz
• 162.500 Mhz
• 162.525 Mhz
• 162.550 Mhz

A listing of NOAA Weather Radio stations in the U.S. can be obtained at:
http://www.weather.gov/nwr/listcov.htm

*The Weather Channel
This cable television channel continuously broadcasts weather programming from Atlanta, Ga. An educational segment entitled 'The Weather Classroom' is broadcast daily, and covers a wide variety of topics. Teachers may videotape this segment at no charge for use in their classrooms.

Climatological Information

*Canada
Canadian climate data can be obtained from two sources:
Canadian Government Publishing Center
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0S9
Phillips, D.W., D.W. Gullett, and M.S. Webb, 1988: Handbook on climate
data sources of the Atmospheric Environment Service, 3rd edition. Canadian Climate Center, Downsview, Ontario, Environment Canada, 326 pp.

*Federal Sources of Climate Data
Publications related to weather and climate, including publications in this section, can be found at many of the 1370 sites across the country. For more information about this program and the location of the nearest Depository, contact your local library or: Federal Depository Library Program U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Stop SM Washington, DC 20402

*National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
The following publications are available:

• Daily Weather Maps (weekly)
• StormData (monthly)
• Mariners Weather Log (quarterly)
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
• Weekly Climate Bulletin
• Local Climatic Data for individual stations (monthly and annual)
• Climatological Data for individual states (monthly and annual)
• Hourly Precipitation Data for individual states (monthly)
• Climates of the United States
• Monthly Climatological Data for the World (monthly)
• Monthly and Seasonal Weather Outlook (semimonthly)
  Federal Building
  151 Patton Avenue
  Asheville NC 28801-5001
  Phone: (704) 271-4800
  Fax: (704) 271-4876
  http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

*NOAA Library and Information Services Division
Central Library
Washington Science Center-4
6009 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852
Circulation: (301) 443-8330
Reference: (301) 443-8332
Interlibrary loan: (301) 443-8333

*Regional Climate Centers
Six centers have climatic databases for the states in their region. These centers will respond to requests for regional climate information.

High Plains Climate Center:
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
711 Hardin Hall
3310 Holdrege Street
Lincoln, NE 68583-0997
Phone: (402) 472-6706
Fax: (402) 472-8763
Email: http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/contact.php
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/

Midwest Climate Center:
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio,
Wisconsin
2204 Griffith Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-244-8226
Email: mcc@sws.uiuc.edu
http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/

Northeast Regional Climate Center
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Cornell University
1123 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-255-1751
Fax: 607-255-2106
E-mail: nrcc@cornell.edu
http://www.nrcc.cornell.edu/

Southeast Regional Climate Center
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Phone: 919-843-9721
Email: sercc@climate.ncsu.edu
http://www.sercc.com/

Southern Regional Climate Center
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
E328 Howe-Russell Complex
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-5021
Fax: (225) 578-2912
Email: http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/index_html/sendto_form
http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/

Western Regional Climate Center
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico,
Nevada, Oregon, Utah,Washington, Wyoming
2215 Raggio Parkway
Reno, NV 89512
(775) 674-7010 - phone
(775) 674-7016 - fax
Email: wrcc@dri.edu
http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/