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Letter Re: U.S. Climate Data Available Online
Jim,
I'm not sure if this has been covered here before, but here are a few links
to Government climate data and maps in the US. Microclimate data are represented
as well, to a degree limited by the number of stations:
Climate
Maps of the United States - Lookup Page
Monthly
Station Climate Summaries - By Station
U.S. Climate Normals
For those interested in wind speeds and patterns across the USA for whatever
reason, the map link above can be supplemented with the data
for the major population centers.
Thanks again for your hard work, - The DFer
JWR Replies: Thanks for sending those links. They are very
useful for both assessing the "livability" of various locales. Along with prevailing
wind maps (which are useful for radioactive fallout prediction), I consider
maps an essential planning tool. I strongly recommend that anyone considering
retreat locales should do
a climate study first.
It is notable that climate and growing season duration are what caused us to
rule out areas east of The
Great Divide when we went searching for the Rawles Ranch.
