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Weather & Climate

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Type	Title	Posted By
	Additional Resources on Weather & Climate This web page provides descriptions and links to additional sources of information on weather and climate.	WebJunction Central
pdf	Current Weather Data Exercise This exercise walks you through the steps for finding current weather data using the National Weather Service web site.	WebJunction Central
pdf	Historical Weather Data Exercise This exercise walks you through the steps necessary to find historical weather data on the National Climatic Weather Data web site.	WebJunction Central

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Key Resources

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
http://www.noaa.gov

This web site is the launching off point to weather and climate information on the Internet.
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

The NCDC is part of the larger NOAA site but NCDC focuses on being the world's largest archive of climatic data.
In addition, resources for younger researchers are included in the selection of web sites presented in the Kids Stuff module. A variety of exercises, quizzes, podcasts, etc., are provided for use with students.
Additional resources on weather and climate

Subtopic Resources

Resource Exercises

Historical weather data exercise - using the National Climatic Data Center web site