Q: Are there any websites that provide historical weather data?

Q: Request elevation data for Marion and Citrus Counties, Florida for purpose of evaluating potential homesites.

Q: I would like to put up a display at our local "Y" camp about Global Warming. Do you know of displays, posters, etc. (that could be downloaded) that are scientifically sound, that could educate our coastal campers? Thank you for your attention to this. There is a lot of material out there, but it is hard to find good, basic information in a visual format.

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Q: Are there any websites that provide historical weather data?       (top)

A: The National Climatic Data Center is the primary archive for U.S. weather and climate data. Their address is http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html . Data is provided for a fee according to the following policy, http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/phase3/freeaccess.html , however paper archives are often kept at federal depository libraries around the country, including university branches. These archives are generally accessible for free but arrangements should be made in advance for visits to government libraries, like NOAA, to ensure passage on to the campus. Also, the various regional climate centers at http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/rcc.html , may have other weather data not officially archived by the NCDC, such as data from small local airports. Please let us know if you need any help finding data from these sites.

Q: Request elevation data for Marion and Citrus Counties, Florida for purpose of evaluating potential homesites.      (top)

A: The United States Geological Survey is the government agency primarily responsible for topographic data in the U.S. One of their products that may contain the type of information you are looking for is the topographic quadrangle map. The naming convention is not very uniform but the maps are generally named after the largest town in the area covered by the map.

You may search for available maps at the following page:
http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/maps.html
and you can find local vendors by searching from this page:
http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/topomaps/ordering_maps.html
in addition you may be available to view the desired map from one of the sites listed on the page at the following link.
http://mapping.usgs.gov/partners/viewonline.html
Finally, below is the Mapping page for the USGS. It contains many links about USGS maps and mapping in general. The links I've listed above come from this page.
http://mapping.usgs.gov/

Q: I would like to put up a display at our local "Y" camp about Global Warming. Do you know of displays, posters, etc.
(that could be downloaded) that are scientifically sound, that could educate our coastal campers? Thank you for your
attention to this. There is a lot of material out there, but it is hard to find good, basic information in a visual
format.      (top)

A: For printed materials:
Milli Butterworth 303-497-8601 butterwo@ucar.edu
Please contact Milli, National Center for Atmospheric Research Education Coordinator, via email and she will send you an education packet on global warming. (Please include you mailing address in the e-mail)

Websites on Global Warming. Recommended by a staff scientists.
http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/ucar-outtopublic.html
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/education.html
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/news.html
http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/NewsMedia/01ASJ/index.html
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay.html
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/faq.html#warming
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/climate/globalwarming.html
http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/ncar/

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