1. Hourly/daily/monthly/seasonal/annual data - values determined for each consecutive period, e.g., monthly temperature data: Jan 1900, Feb 1900, etc.
2. Long-term data - values determined over a period of years, e.g., long-term monthly temperature data using Jan 1900, Jan 1901, etc.
This book contains tables and graphs of monthly and annual surface weather data from Havana and other locations in Cuba for 1859 to 1914. One graph gives a monthly trace of surface pressure from 6 stations encompassing the West Indies, Florida, and the Gulf Coast of Mexico and the United States. Tables of mean monthly and annual surface pressure, temperature, and rainfall, are given from 6 to 10 reporting stations throughout Cuba for the years including 1904 to 1914. All other tables and graphs are from Havana for the period 1872 to 1914, except for the rainfall data which begin in 1859. The tables contain the following data: monthly total rainfall; annual total rainfall; long-term monthly mean pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, rainfall, and daily wind speed; long-term monthly mean maximum and minimum pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, and rainfall; long-term monthly absolute maximum and minimum pressure, temperature, and vapor pressure; long-term monthly absolute maximum daily rainfall; long-term monthly mean number of days with rainfall; long-term monthly maximum and minimum number of days with rainfall; long-term monthly daily change measured bi-hourly of mean pressure, temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure; long-term monthly relative frequency of wind direction; long-term annual mean pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, and rainfall; long-term annual mean maximum and minimum pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, and rainfall; long-term annual absolute maximum and minimum pressure, temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure; long-term annual absolute maximum daily rainfall; long-term annual mean number of days with rainfall; long-term annual maximum and minimum number of days with rainfall; long-term annual daily change measured bi-hourly of pressure, temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure.
The graphs contain the following data: annual total rainfall; long-term monthly hourly trace of mean pressure, temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure; and long-term annual monthly trace of mean pressure, temperature, humidity, and vapor pressure.
Additional data resides in 1 book, 'Boletin del Observatorio Fisico-Meteorologico del la Habana: Observaciones Horarias: Septiembre de 1862 (C/hc20S H38 F 21199), written in Spanish. In these summaries, definitions are as in the above. This book contains tables of hourly surface weather data from for July 1862 through June 1863. Some daily data are included in notes below each table along with general weather observations. Cloudiness data are given in a cloud cover scale of 0 to 10 (clear to total cloud cover). Upper level wind direction is determined by the movement of higher altitude cloud types. The tables contain hourly pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, cloudiness, surface wind, and upper level wind direction. Notes below the tables contain the following data: daily maximum air temperature, sea temperature, and well water temperature; and daily total evaporation, rainfall, and ozone.
Additional Havana data resides in 2 books, 'Observaciones Magneticas y Meteorologicas: Colegio de Belen, Habana: 1922-1923' (C\hc20S H38 B 44916), and 'Observaciones Magneticas y Meteorologicas: Colegio de Belen, Habana: 1924-1925' (C\hc20S H38 B 53830) both written in Spanish. In these summaries, definitions are as in the above. These volumes contain tables of hourly, daily, monthly, and annual surface weather data from Havana, Cuba for 1922-1925. Cloudiness is given as a 0 to 10 figure from clear to completely covered. Upper level wind direction is determined by the movement of upper level cloud types. The tables contain the following data: hourly pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, surface wind, upper level wind direction, cloud types, and cloudiness; daily mean pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, surface wind speed; daily absolute maximum and minimum pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, and surface wind speed; daily total evaporation, rainfall, and surface wind speed; monthly mean pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, daily evaporation, and surface wind speed (depending on and independent of direction); monthly mean (given hour) pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, and surface wind speed; monthly absolute maximum and minimum daily pressure, temperature, vapor pressure, and surface wind speed; monthly absolute maximum and minimum total daily evaporation, and rainfall; monthly total evaporation and rainfall; monthly number of days with rainfall; monthly number of observations of surface wind direction; annual mean pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, and surface wind speed (depending on and independent of direction); annual mean (given hour) pressure, temperature, humidity, vapor pressure, and surface wind speed; annual absolute maximum and minimum daily pressure, temperature, vapor pressure, and surface wind speed; annual absolute maximum and minimum total daily evaporation, and rainfall; annual total evaporation and rainfall; annual number of days with rainfall; and annual number of observations of surface wind direction.
Narrative accounts of monthly weather conditions and extraordinary meteorological events precede the tables for each year.
These volumes are part of the foreign meteorological data collection held by the NOAA Central Library in Washington, DC. Information in this collection dates back to the 18th century for daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual tabular summaries, and the 19th century for weather maps. These data are the result of foreign exchange agreements, but the collection has not been updated since 1983.
Entry_ID: NCL00202_204_205 (MD Identifier: 2733)
Temporal Coverage:
From: 1859-01-01 TO: 1925-12-31
Geographic Coverage:
Southwest Extent: 19N,86W Northeast Extent: 24N,74W
Source:
GROUND STATIONS
Sensor:
HYGROMETER
Storage Media:
4 Hard-bound books
Discipline, Subdiscipline:
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEAN
Location Keyword:
ATLANTIC OCEAN>North Atlantic Ocean
EQUATORIAL
NORTH AMERICA
Parameter Group, Parameter:
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > CLOUDS
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > HUMIDITY
Surface Humidity
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > OZONE
ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION > WATER VAPOR
Surface Water Vapor
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
Surface Temperature
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > CLOUD TYPES
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > EVAPORATION
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > HUMIDITY
Surface Humidity
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > PRECIPITATION
Rainfall
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > PRESSURE
Surface Pressure
ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS > WINDS
Surface Winds
OCEAN DYNAMICS > TEMPERATURE
General Keywords:
ANNUAL DATA
BARBADOS
CLIMATOLOGY
CUBA
DAILY DATA
HAITI
HAVANA
HOURLY DATA
MEXICO
MONTHLY DATA
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
RAINFALL
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
STATISTICS
SURFACE
VAPOR PRESSURE
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
WEST INDIES
Revision Date: 1993-06-28
Archive:
NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/LISD>Library Information Services Div.
Data Set ID: C/HC20S H38 B 44916
C/HC20S H38 B 53830
C/HC20S H38 F 21199
C/HC20S H38 G98-C 40136
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