# Source: Monthly NOAA U.S. Climate Gridded Dataset (NClimGrid)
# Type: cog
# Catalog: STACConnector
# Generated by: folia catalog import
# Generated at: 2026-02-08T00:48:34.876378+00:00
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# Do not edit manually - will be overwritten on next import.

source:
  id: planetary-computer-noaa-nclimgrid-monthly
  name: Monthly NOAA U.S. Climate Gridded Dataset (NClimGrid)
  type: cog
  url: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/noaa-nclimgrid-monthly
  description: "The [NOAA U.S. Climate Gridded Dataset (NClimGrid)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00332)\
    \ consists of four climate variables derived from the [Global Historical Climatology\
    \ Network daily (GHCNd)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/global-historical-climatology-network-daily)\
    \ dataset: maximum temperature, minimum temperature, average temperature, and\
    \ precipitation. The data is provided in 1/24 degree lat/lon (nominal 5x5 kilometer)\
    \ grids for the Continental United States (CONUS). \n\nNClimGrid data is available\
    \ in monthly and daily temporal intervals, with the daily data further differentiated\
    \ as \"prelim\" (preliminary) or \"scaled\". Preliminary daily data is available\
    \ within approximately three days of collection. Once a calendar month of preliminary\
    \ daily data has been collected, it is scaled to match the corresponding monthly\
    \ value. Monthly data is available from 1895 to the present. Daily preliminary\
    \ and daily scaled data is available from 1951 to the present. \n\nThis Collection\
    \ contains **Monthly** data. See the journal publication [\"Improved Historical\
    \ Temperature and Precipitation Time Series for U.S. Climate Divisions\"](https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/apme/53/5/jamc-d-13-0248.1.xml)\
    \ for more information about monthly gridded data.\n\nUsers of all NClimGrid data\
    \ product should be aware that [NOAA advertises](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00332)\
    \ that:\n>\"On an annual basis, approximately one year of 'final' NClimGrid data\
    \ is submitted to replace the initially supplied 'preliminary' data for the same\
    \ time period. Users should be sure to ascertain which level of data is required\
    \ for their research.\"\n\nThe source NetCDF files are delivered to Azure as part\
    \ of the [NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) Program](https://www.noaa.gov/information-technology/open-data-dissemination).\n\
    \n*Note*: The Planetary Computer currently has STAC metadata for just the monthly\
    \ collection. We'll have STAC metadata for daily data in our next release. In\
    \ the meantime, you can access the daily NetCDF data directly from Blob Storage\
    \ using the storage container at `https://nclimgridwesteurope.blob.core.windows.net/nclimgrid`.\
    \ See https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/docs/concepts/data-catalog/#access-patterns\
    \ for more.*\n"
  provider: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
  license: proprietary
  metadata:
    stac: true
    stac_api: true
    connector_id: planetary-computer
    tags:
    - United States
    - NOAA
    - NClimGrid
    - Climate
    - Precipitation
    - Temperature
    dataset:
      tier: 1
      thematic_group: Climate & Weather
      format: cog
      crs: EPSG:4326
      temporal:
        range: 1895-01-01/..
        frequency: daily
        type: time_series
        default_range: latest
      quality:
        coverage: global
      layout:
        type: tiled
      stac_collection_id: noaa-nclimgrid-monthly
      citation: 'Vose, Russell S., Applequist, Scott, Squires, Mike, Durre, Imke,
        Menne, Matthew J., Williams, Claude N. Jr., Fenimore, Chris, Gleason, Karin,
        and Arndt, Derek (2014): NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Gridded Dataset (NClimGrid),
        Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. DOI:10.7289/V5SX6B56.'
      homepage: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/noaa-nclimgrid-monthly