ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-38
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002

TO:        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
          /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      ROBERT E. LIVEZEY
          CHIEF...CLIMATE SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECTS:  REVISED 1971-2000 CLIMATE STATION NORMALS FOR ALL
          ELEMENTS...EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2002

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/
WILL USE REVISED 1971-2000 CLIMATE STATION NORMALS FROM THE
NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER /NCDC/...EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2002.

THE REVISED DAILY ELEMENTS FOR CLIMATE NORMALS INCLUDE:

  PRECIPITATION
  COOLING DEGREE DAYS
** HEATING DEGREE DAYS
  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
  MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
  MEAN TEMPERATURE
** SNOWFALL

** FOR HEATING DEGREE DAYS AND SNOWFALL...REVISED 1971-2000
NORMALS WILL REPLACE THE OLD 1961-1990 NORMALS.  THE 1961-1990
SNOWFALL AND HEATING DEGREE DAY NORMALS ARE STILL BEING USED
THROUGH JUNE 30 2002 TO AVOID DISCONTINUITIES IN DEPARTURES FROM
NORMAL THROUGH THE END OF THE 2001-2002 HEATING AND SNOWFALL
SEASONS.

NCDC MADE REVISIONS TO THE 1971-2000 DAILY NORMALS IN ORDER TO
ASSURE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN DAILY...MONTHLY...AND ANNUAL VALUES...
PARTICULARLY FOR DEGREE DAYS.  THE REVISIONS ALSO ASSURE A SMOOTH
DAY-TO-DAY CHANGE IN DAILY VALUES.  IN MEETING THESE
OBJECTIVES...A LIMITED NUMBER OF MONTHLY VALUES OF COOLING DEGREE
DAYS AND PRECIPITATION /DIFFERENCES NOT EXCEEDING 0.01 INCH IN
ANY GIVEN MONTH/ WERE ALSO CHANGED.

NCDC HAS DOCUMENTED THESE CHANGES IN A LIST BY STATION...
ELEMENT...AND MONTH OF OCCURRENCE AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET
LOCATION /USE LOWER CASE/:

    HTTP://LWF.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/OA/CLIMATE/NORMALS/NWSUPDATE.TXT

FOR STATIONS NOT ON THE LIST...NO MONTHLY NORMALS OR ACCUMULATED
/SEASONAL AND ANNUAL/ DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL TO DATE ARE
IMPACTED.  EVEN FOR STATIONS ON THE LIST...THERE IS NO IMPACT ON
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE NORMALS OR ACCUMULATED /SEASONAL AND ANNUAL/
TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL TO DATE.

THE FIRST DAILY CLIMATE REPORTS WITH THE REVISED 1971-2000 NCDC
NORMALS WILL BE ISSUED BY WFOS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING OF JULY 1 2002.  THE FIRST MONTHLY CLIMATE REPORTS
REFLECTING THE NEW HEATING DEGREE DAY AND SNOWFALL NORMALS WILL
WILL BE ISSUED BY WFOS ON AUGUST 1 2002 /FOR JULY/.

SPECIFICALLY...THIS AFFECTS INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT
WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS ISSUED BY ALL WFOS:

GENERIC WMO    GENERIC   PRODUCT TITLE
HEADING        AWIPS ID

CDAA4I CCCC    CLIXXX    CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT /DAILY/
CXAA5I CCCC    CLMXXX    CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT /MONTHLY/


KEY TO GENERIC WMO HEADING FOR AA...I AND CCCC AND GENERIC AWIPS
ID FOR XXX:

AA = US /CONUS/...AK /ALASKA/...HW /HAWAII/...CA /PUERTO RICO/
    KA /MICRONESIA/PALAU/...GM /GUAM/...MH /MARSHALL ISLANDS/

I = AREA OF COUNTRY OF ISSUING WFO    STATES OR TERRITORIES

0 - PACIFIC                           HI GU FM MH PW
1 - NORTH EAST U.S.                   NH RI CT NJ MD DC DE
                                     VA NY MA VT OH PA ME WV
2 - SOUTH EAST U.S. AND PUERTO RICO   SC GA NC FL PR VI
3 - NORTH CENTRAL U.S.                SD MI WI ND KS MN IA
                                     MO NE IL IN KY
4 - SOUTH CENTRAL U.S.                TX AL MS LA AR TN OK
5 - ROCKY MOUNTAINS                   NM MT ID CO WY AZ NV UT
6 - WEST COAST U.S.                   CA OR WA
7 - SOUTHEAST ALASKA AREA - JUNEAU
8 - NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC AREA OF ALASKA - ANCHORAGE
9 - NORTHERN ALASKA - FAIRBANKS

CCCC = SITE ID FOR ISSUING WFO

XXX = SITE ID OF WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION

INFORMATION ON NCDC NORMALS CAN BE FOUND AT:

    HTTP://LWF.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/OA/CLIMATE/NORMALS/USNORMALS.HTML

LEGALLY CERTIFIED VERSIONS OF THE REVISED 1971-2000 STATION
NORMALS ARE AVAILABLE FROM NCDC IN DIGITAL AND HARDCOPY FORM.
CLIMATE INFORMATION FROM WFOS ARE UNOFFICIAL AND FOR INFORMAL USE
ONLY.

QUESTIONS ON STATISTICAL METHODS FOR CALCULATING NCDC NORMALS
SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO NCDC:

  CLIMATE SERVICES BRANCH
  NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
  ROOM 468
  151 PATTON AVENUE
  ASHEVILLE NC 28801-5001
  TELEPHONE: 828-271-4800
  FACSIMILE: 828-271-4876
  E-MAIL: NCDC.INFO@xxxxxxxx

TO ORDER NCDC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR STATIONS OF INTEREST...GO TO
/USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://LWF.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/OA/ABOUT/NCDCORDERING.HTML

ALSO...ORDERS CAN BE MADE BY CALLING THE TELEPHONE NUMBER ABOVE
...WRITING TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE...OR E-MAILING
NCDC.ORDERS@xxxxxxxx

IF YOU HAVE SERVICE RELATED QUESTIONS PRODUCTS AS ISSUED ON NWS
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS...YOU MAY CONTACT

RON BERGER
  NOAA/NWS; W/OS4
  1325 EAST WEST HWY
  SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3283
  PHONE: /301/ 713-1970 EXT 178
  E-MAIL: MYRON.BERGER@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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