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Metadata:
File identifier:
gov.noaa.ncdc:C00675
Language:
eng; USA
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Metadata author: title: NCEI (pointOfContact)
Responsible party: uuid: 440b3ac2-64a5-46e2-9846-38305718b644
Organisation name:
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
ncei.info@noaa.gov
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
Name:
NCEI Contact Information
Description:
Information for contacts at NCEI.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Date stamp:
2023-06-23
Metadata standard name:
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
Metadata standard version:
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
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Identification info:
Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
State of the Climate Monthly Overview - Drought
Date:
Date:
Date:
1999-07
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Identifier:
Identifier:
Code:
gov.noaa.ncdc:C00675
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department
of Commerce
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Position name:
Climate Monitoring Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
+1 828-271-4800
Facsimile:
+1 828-271-4876
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Federal Building, Room 468
Delivery point:
151 Patton Avenue
City:
Asheville
Administrative area:
NC
Postal code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
cmb.contact@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
8:00 - 5:00 Eastern
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Position name:
Climate Monitoring Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
+1 828-271-4800
Facsimile:
+1 828-271-4876
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Federal Building, Room 468
Delivery point:
151 Patton Avenue
City:
Asheville
Administrative area:
NC
Postal code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
cmb.contact@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
8:00 - 5:00 Eastern
Role:
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originator
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Position name:
Climate Monitoring Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
+1 828-271-4800
Facsimile:
+1 828-271-4876
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Federal Building, Room 468
Delivery point:
151 Patton Avenue
City:
Asheville
Administrative area:
NC
Postal code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
cmb.contact@noaa.gov
Hours of service:
8:00 - 5:00 Eastern
Role:
Role code:
author
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
missing
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climate-monitoring/index.php
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Information
Name:
NCEI/NCEI Climate Monitoring
Description:
The Climate Monitoring mission is to monitor and assess the state of the Earth's climate in
near real-time, providing decision-makers at all levels of the public and private sectors
with data and information on climate trends and variability including perspectives on how
the climate of today compares to the past. The web page provides access to available reports
and products.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Role:
missing
Abstract:
The State of the Climate is a collection of periodic summaries recapping climate-related occurrences on both a
global and national scale. The State of the Climate Monthly Overview - Drought report describes conditions
in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands as warranted. A national
drought overview is provided with detailed discussion on various regions. Several indices are presented:
Palmer drought indices, Standard Precipitation Index, and other agricultural and hydrological indices.
State, regional, and national moisture and precipitation status with historical rankings are available.
Content of individual reports varies somewhat according to conditions and data availability. Reports were
issued sporadically in 1999 and early 2000, with regular monthly reports beginning in September 2000. Annual
reports are available from 2002.
Purpose:
This State of the Climate report provides decision-makers at all levels of the public and private sectors with
data and information on climate trends and variability each month, season, and year for the United States,
including perspectives on how the climate of today compares to the past.
Status:
Progress code:
onGoing
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Position name:
Customer Engagement Branch
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
1-828-271-4800
Facsimile:
1-828-271-4876
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
151 Patton Avenue
Delivery point:
Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468
City:
Asheville
Administrative area:
NC
Postal code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
Electronic mail address:
ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Web Browser
Name:
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Description:
NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Hours of service:
8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
monthly
Graphic overview:
BrowseGraphic:
File name:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C00675.gif
File description:
Drought Map Sample (Palmer Z-Index)
File type:
GIF
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Earth Science Services > Environmental Advisories > Agricultural Advisories > Drought Forecast
Keyword:
Earth Science Services > Environmental Advisories > Hydrological Advisories > Drought
Keyword:
Earth Science > Agriculture > Soils > Soil Moisture/Water Content
Keyword:
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Weather Events > Drought
Keyword:
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Amount
Keyword:
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Anomalies
Keyword:
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Precipitation Rate
Keyword:
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Liquid Precipitation > Rain
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather > Extreme Drought
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather > Extreme Precipitation
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Precipitation Indicators
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Precipitation Indicators >
Precipitation Trends
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Precipitation Indicators >
Precipitation Variability
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Precipitation Indices > Standardized
Precipitation
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Land Surface/Agriculture Indicators > Drought Indices
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Land Surface/Agriculture Indicators > Drought Indices > Palmer
Drought Crop Moisture
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Land Surface/Agriculture Indicators > Drought Indices > Palmer
Drought Severity
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Land Surface/Agriculture Indicators > Drought Indices > Palmer
Hydrological Drought
Keyword:
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Land Surface/Agriculture Indicators > Drought Indices > Palmer Z Index
Keyword:
Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Droughts
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Date:
Date:
Date:
2018
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Edition:
Version 8.6
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Web Browser
Name:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
Description:
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are
structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate
in the further development of the keywords.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Continent > North America > United States Of America
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place
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Citation:
Title:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Date:
Date:
Date:
2018
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Edition:
Version 8.6
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Web Browser
Name:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
Description:
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are
structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate
in the further development of the keywords.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Vertical Location > Land Surface
Type:
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stratum
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Date:
Date:
Date:
2018
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Edition:
Version 8.6
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Web Browser
Name:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
Description:
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are
structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate
in the further development of the keywords.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Keyword:
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of
Commerce
Type:
Keyword type code:
dataCentre
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Date:
Date:
Date:
2018
Date type:
Date type code:
revision
Edition:
Version 8.6
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Contact info:
Contact:
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Web Browser
Name:
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords
Description:
The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are
structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate
in the further development of the keywords.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
How to cite: A suggested citation is provided at the bottom of each online report. Users should modify
according to their writing style.
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
Please note that State of the Climate reports are based upon operational datasets. The official
operational datasets chosen for the report can and do change over time. The nature of these changes can
be evolutionary, such as addition of previously-missing data or changes due to quality-assurance
algorithms. Changes may also be revolutionary, in that a new version of an operational dataset, or a
different dataset altogether, are adopted for official use. In any of these cases, the values presented
in the State of the Climate reports reflect those known at the time, using the official dataset at the
time. Values are not updated or edited within past reports, unless otherwise noted, even if the
underlying official dataset has since changed.
Language:
eng; USA
Topic category:
Topic category code:
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
1
West bound longitude:
172.0
East bound longitude:
-65.0
South bound latitude:
18.0
North bound latitude:
72.0
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Description:
ground condition
Begin date:
1999-07
End date:
now
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Distribution info:
Distribution:
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact: title: NCEI (distributor)
Responsible party: uuid: 440b3ac2-64a5-46e2-9846-38305718b644
Organisation name:
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Electronic mail address:
ncei.info@noaa.gov
Online Resource:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
Name:
NCEI Contact Information
Description:
Information for contacts at NCEI.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Distribution Order Process:
Standard order process:
Fees:
In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders,
data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Ordering instructions:
Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions.
Distributor format:
Format:
Name:
XML
Version:
missing
Distributor format:
Format:
Name:
HTML
Version:
missing
Distributor transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncdc:C00675/html
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Landing Page
Name:
NCEI Dataset Landing Page
Description:
Landing page for the dataset.
Function:
Online function code:
information
Distributor transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Transfer size:
missing
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/drought/
Protocol:
HTTPS
Application profile:
Data Search Application
Name:
State of the Climate Monthly Overview - Drought
Description:
Select reports by date.
Function:
Online function code:
search
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Data quality info:
Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Extent: xlink: #boundingExtent
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
NCEI datasets are generally used as primary source data for the monthly narrative. However, for some
phenomena not entirely captured by these datasets, trusted external data and analyses are used to
supplement primary data sources.
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Data quality info:
Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
repository
Level description:
Scope description:
Other:
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Lineage:
Lineage:
Process step:
Process Step:
Description:
NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National
Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic
Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched
publicly on April 22, 2015.
Date and time:
2015-04-22T00:00:00
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Metadata maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
Maintenance note:
Bulk metadata change applied on 2023-06-23. See version control repository history for metadata change details.
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