weather_results: Global Engineering Weather Data

weather_resultsR Documentation

Global Engineering Weather Data

Description

"The data in this table were compiled by the Air Force Combat Climatology Center (AFCCC) at the request of the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (HQ AFCESA). Sites were identified by AFCESA, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM). Final site selection was based upon availability of climatological data. Most sites are located at military installations supporting airfield operations or at local airports/airfields."

Usage

weather_results

Format

A data.table data frame with 805 rows and 7 variables:

Site name

Name of location

WMO No.

"World Meteorological Organization (WMO) number is a unique number assigned to every location in the world that takes and transmits regular weather observations."

Latitude

Location latitude, decimal degrees

Longitude

Location longitude, decimal degrees

Elevation (feet)

Location elevation, feet above mean sea level

Design Value (degrees F)

Location wet-bulb temperature (degrees F) design value for a 1.0 percent occurrence (based on the whole year)

Mean Coincident Dry Bulb Temperature (degrees F)

Location "mean coincident dry-bulb temperature" (degrees F) for a 1.0 percent occurrence (based on the whole year)

References

This data is from the ENGINEERING WEATHER DATA PRODUCTS (EWD) CD-ROM, version 1.0, 23 December 1999. CD-ROM provided by the National Climatic Data Center Climate Services Division. See https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/nespls/olstore.prodspecific?prodnum=5005.


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