tsgettoolbox.tsgettoolbox.ncei_ghcndms

tsgettoolbox.tsgettoolbox.ncei_ghcndms(stationid, start_date=None, end_date=None)

global:station::M:NCEI GHCND Monthly Summaries (GHCNDMS)

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For every datatype and record there is a set of meta-data flags.

GHCNDMS Meta-Data Flags

Total Missing	Defined as total number of days observation/element is missing in that month. This can be taken as a measure of quality or completeness as the higher the number of days sampled in the month, the more representative the value is for the entire month.
Consecutive Missing	Defined as the maximum number of consecutive days in the month that an observation/element is missing.

The following table lists the datatypes available for the ‘ghcndms’ dataset. Not all datatypes are available for all stations.

Code	Description
ACMC	Average cloudiness midnight to midnight from 30-second ceilometer data
ACMH	Average cloudiness midnight to midnight from manual observations
ACSC	Average cloudiness sunrise to sunset from 30-second ceilometer data
ACSH	Average cloudiness sunrise to sunset from manual observations
AWND	Average wind speed
DAEV	Number of days included in the multiday evaporation total (MDEV)
DAPR	Number of days included in the multiday precipitation total (MDPR)
DASF	Number of days included in the multiday snow fall total (MDSF)
DATN	Number of days included in the multiday minimum temperature (MDTN)
DATX	Number of days included in the multiday maximum temperature (MDTX)
DAWM	Number of days included in the multiday wind movement (MDWM)
DWPR	Number of days with non-zero precipitation included in multiday precipitation total (MDPR)
EVAP	Evaporation of water from evaporation pan
FMTM	Time of fastest mile or fastest 1-minute wind
FRGB	Base of frozen ground layer
FRGT	Top of frozen ground layer
FRTH	Thickness of frozen ground layer
GAHT	Difference between river and gauge height
MDEV	Multiday evaporation total (use with DAEV)
MDPR	Multiday precipitation total (use with DAPR and DWPR, if available)
MDSF	Multiday snowfall total
MDTN	Multiday minimum temperature (use with DATN)
MDTX	Multiday maximum temperature (use with DATX)
MDWM	Multiday wind movement
MNPN	Daily minimum temperature of water in an evaporation pan
MXPN	Daily maximum temperature of water in an evaporation pan
PGTM	Peak gust time
PRCP	Precipitation
PSUN	Daily percent of possible sunshine for the period
SN01	Minimum soil temperature with unknown cover at 5 cm depth
SN02	Minimum soil temperature with unknown cover at 10 cm depth
SN03	Minimum soil temperature with unknown cover at 20 cm depth
SN11	Minimum soil temperature with grass cover at 5 cm depth
SN12	Minimum soil temperature with grass cover at 10 cm depth
SN13	Minimum soil temperature with grass cover at 20 cm depth
SN14	Minimum soil temperature with grass cover at 50 cm depth
SN21	Minimum soil temperature with fallow cover at 5 cm depth
SN22	Minimum soil temperature with fallow cover at 10 cm depth
SN23	Minimum soil temperature with fallow cover at 20 cm depth
SN31	Minimum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 5 cm depth
SN32	Minimum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 10 cm depth
SN33	Minimum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 20 cm depth
SN34	Minimum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 50 cm depth
SN35	Minimum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 100 cm depth
SN36	Minimum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 150 cm depth
SN51	Minimum soil temperature with sod cover at 5 cm depth
SN52	Minimum soil temperature with sod cover at 10 cm depth
SN53	Minimum soil temperature with sod cover at 20 cm depth
SN54	Minimum soil temperature with sod cover at 50 cm depth
SN55	Minimum soil temperature with sod cover at 100 cm depth
SN56	Minimum soil temperature with sod cover at 150 cm depth
SN57	Minimum soil temperature with sod cover at 180 cm depth
SN61	Minimum soil temperature with straw multch cover at 5 cm depth
SN72	Minimum soil temperature with grass muck cover at 10 cm depth
SN81	Minimum soil temperature with bare muck cover at 5 cm depth
SN82	Minimum soil temperature with bare muck cover at 10 cm depth
SN83	Minimum soil temperature with bare muck cover at 20 cm depth
SNOW	Snowfall
SNWD	Snow depth
SX01	Maximum soil temperature with unknown cover at 5 cm depth
SX02	Maximum soil temperature with unknown cover at 10 cm depth
SX03	Maximum soil temperature with unknown cover at 20 cm depth
SX11	Maximum soil temperature with grass cover at 5 cm depth
SX12	Maximum soil temperature with grass cover at 10 cm depth
SX13	Maximum soil temperature with grass cover at 20 cm depth
SX14	Maximum soil temperature with grass cover at 50 cm depth
SX15	Maximum soil temperature with grass cover at 100 cm depth
SX17	Maximum soil temperature with grass cover at 180 cm depth
SX21	Maximum soil temperature with fallow cover at 5 cm depth
SX22	Maximum soil temperature with fallow cover at 10 cm depth
SX23	Maximum soil temperature with fallow cover at 20 cm depth
SX31	Maximum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 5 cm depth
SX32	Maximum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 10 cm depth
SX33	Maximum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 20 cm depth
SX34	Maximum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 50 cm depth
SX35	Maximum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 100 cm depth
SX36	Maximum soil temperature with bare ground cover at 150 cm depth
SX51	Maximum soil temperature with sod cover at 5 cm depth
SX52	Maximum soil temperature with sod cover at 10 cm depth
SX53	Maximum soil temperature with sod cover at 20 cm depth
SX54	Maximum soil temperature with sod cover at 50 cm depth
SX55	Maximum soil temperature with sod cover at 100 cm depth
SX56	Maximum soil temperature with sod cover at 150 cm depth
SX57	Maximum soil temperature with sod cover at 180 cm depth
SX61	Maximum soil temperature with straw mulch cover at 5 cm depth
SX72	Maximum soil temperature with grass muck cover at 10 cm depth
SX81	Maximum soil temperature with bare muck cover at 5 cm depth
SX82	Maximum soil temperature with bare muck cover at 10 cm depth
SX83	Maximum soil temperature with bare muck cover at 20 cm depth
TAVG	Average Temperature.
THIC	Thickness of ice on water
TMAX	Maximum temperature
TMIN	Minimum temperature
TOBS	Temperature at the time of observation
TSUN	Total sunshine for the period
WDF1	Direction of fastest 1-minute wind
WDF2	Direction of fastest 2-minute wind
WDF5	Direction of fastest 5-second wind
WDFG	Direction of peak wind gust
WDFI	Direction of highest instantaneous wind
WDFM	Fastest mile wind direction
WDMV	Total wind movement
WESD	Water equivalent of snow on the ground
WESF	Water equivalent of snowfall
WSF1	Fastest 1-minute wind speed
WSF2	Fastest 2-minute wind speed
WSF5	Fastest 5-second wind speed
WSFG	Peak gust wind speed
WSFI	Highest instantaneous wind speed
WSFM	Fastest mile wind speed
WT01	Fog, ice fog, or freezing fog (may include heavy fog)
WT02	Heavy fog or heaving freezing fog (not always distinguished from fog)
WT03	Thunder
WT04	Ice pellets, sleet, snow pellets, or small hail
WT05	Hail (may include small hail)
WT06	Glaze or rime
WT07	Dust, volcanic ash, blowing dust, blowing sand, or blowing obstruction
WT08	Smoke or haze
WT09	Blowing or drifting snow
WT10	Tornado, waterspout, or funnel cloud
WT11	High or damaging winds
WT12	Blowing spray
WT13	Mist
WT14	Drizzle
WT15	Freezing drizzle
WT16	Rain (may include freezing rain, drizzle, and freezing drizzle)
WT17	Freezing rain
WT18	Snow, snow pellets, snow grains, or ice crystals
WT19	Unknown source of precipitation
WT21	Ground fog
WT22	Ice fog or freezing fog
WV01	Fog, ice fog, or freezing fog (may include heavy fog)
WV03	Thunder
WV07	Ash, dust, sand, or other blowing obstruction
WV18	Snow or ice crystals
WV20	Rain or snow shower

Parameters:

• stationid – The station id. from the first column of https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/ghcn/daily/ghcnd-stations.txt

• start_date (str) –

  [optional, defaults to first date in time-series, input filter]

  The start_date of the series in ISOdatetime format, or ‘None’ for beginning.

• end_date (str) –

  [optional, defaults to last date in time-series, input filter]

  The end_date of the series in ISOdatetime format, or ‘None’ for end.