Metadata for Montana Climate Stations, 1992 Metadata for Montana Climate Stations, 1992
Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: Western Regional Climate Center
Publication date: 1992
Title: Montana Climate Stations, 1992
Publication place: Helena, MT
Publisher: Montana State Library

Abstract:
Montana climate stations for which data summaries are available from the Western Regional Climate Center at http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/climatedata/climsum/. The climate summary page for a particular station may be obtained by adding the value of the URLCODE field or the last four digits before the hyphen in the COOP_NUMBE field to the end of this URL: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?mt

This copy of the data was probably downloaded from the Western Regional Climate Center inventory page in 1992. It was available from the Montana Digital Atlas and the GIS Data Bundler. It was removed from the State Library web site on 2/5/2015 when new data became available from the Montana Climate Office.

Time period of content:
Calendar date: 1992
Currentness reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
Point of contact:
Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, Montana 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Point and vector object information:
SDTS object type: Entity point
SDTS object count: 334
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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System
SPCS zone identifier: 2500
Lambert conformal conic:
Standard parallel: 45.000000
Standard parallel: 49.000000
Longitude of central meridian: -109.500000
Latitude of projection origin: 44.250000
False easting: 600000.000000
False northing: 0.000000
Planar distance units: meters
Geodetic model:
Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Entity type label: Climate_Stations_1992.dbf

Attribute label: FID
Attribute definition: Shapefile sequence number

Attribute label: Shape
Attribute definition: Feature geometry

Attribute label: COOP_NUMBE
Attribute definition:
NOAA Station Number. Append the last four digits after the hyphen in this field to "http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?mt" to gain access to the station's historic observations.

Attribute label: STATION_NA
Attribute definition: Station Name

Attribute label: DLAT
Attribute definition: Latitude, degrees

Attribute label: MLAT
Attribute definition: Latitude, Minutes

Attribute label: DLONG
Attribute definition: Longitude, degrees

Attribute label: MLONG
Attribute definition: Longitude, minutes

Attribute label: ELEVATION
Attribute definition: elevation (divided by 10), feet.

Attribute label: START_YR
Attribute definition: Beginning year of observations

Attribute label: START_MO
Attribute definition: Beginning month of observations

Attribute label: OBS_TYPE
Attribute definition: Observation type codes

Attribute label: END_YR
Attribute definition: Observation Ending Year (99 = still operating in 1992)

Attribute label: END_MO
Attribute definition: Observation Ending Month

Attribute label: DDLAT
Attribute definition: Latitude, decimal degrees

Attribute label: DDLONG
Attribute definition: Longitude, decimal degrees

Attribute label: STATREPT

Attribute label: URLCODE
Attribute definition:
Station abbreviation for web site report. Append the value of this field to "http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?mt" to gain access to the station's historic observations.

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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


Resource description: Offline Data


Distribution liability:
The Montana State Library provides this product/service for informational purposes only. The Library did not produce it for, nor is it suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. Consumers of this information should review or consult the primary data and information sources to ascertain the viability of the information for their purposes. The Library provides these data in good faith but does not represent or warrant its accuracy, adequacy, or completeness. In no event shall the Library be liable for any incorrect results or analysis; any direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages to any party; or any lost profits arising out of or in connection with the use or the inability to use the data or the services provided. The Library makes these data and services available as a convenience to the public, and for no other purpose. The Library reserves the right to change or revise published data and/or services at any time.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata date: 02/05/2015
Metadata review date: 01/10/2014
Metadata review date: 10/03/2013
Metadata contact:
Montana State Library
PO Box 201800
Helena, MT 59620-1800


Telephone: 406-444-5354
TDD/TTY telephone: Montana Relay 711
Fax: 406-444-0266
E-Mail: geoinfo@mt.gov


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