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Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Observations (CoCoRaHS)

Dataset Summary

Agency Department of Commerce
Sub-Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Category Geography and Environment
Date Released unknown
Date Updated daily
Time Period daily
Frequency daily
Description
Dataset suggested by public 		The National Weather Service (NWS) supports the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network. CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, snow and hail). The network has over 6,500 observers in 26 states. Once trained, volunteers collect data using standardized, low cost measuring tools such as a 4-inch diameter high capacity rain gage, snow boards to measure snow, and aluminum foil-wrapped Styrofoam hail pads in some states. This site has been compiled by NWS and contains the results of the observations and data collection activities of these volunteers across a broad swath of the United States. (more)

Dataset Ratings

  Current Your Rating [?]
Overall 3 out of 5
(3 votes)
Data Utility 4 out of 5
(3 votes)
Usefulness 4 out of 5
(3 votes)
Ease of Access    4 out of 5
(3 votes)

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Dataset Metrics

Number of Downloads 1,036

Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type
Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation Geospatial
Keywords Rain, snow, hail, amount, GIS, KML, federal datasets, federal data download, Severe, Weather, GIS, environment, kml, kmz, snowfall, weather, forecast, Severe Weather, Storms
Unique ID 42

Contributing Agency Information

Citation
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/
Agency Program Page http://www.weather.gov/gis/
Agency Data Series Page http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis
Inches
Granularity Latitude/Longitude
Geographic Coverage United States and territories

Data Description

Collection Mode
Internet/Web
Data Collection Instrument
Data Dictionary/Variable List

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/
FGDC Compliance (Geospatial Only) Yes
Additional Metadata

Download Information

XMLUsed by automated programs capable of handling raw XML files.
   

XLSFile format used with Microsoft Excel.
  kml document
1KB
Maps
   

RDFUsed by automated programs capable of handling RDF files.

PDFPortable Document Format files.
   
 
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