README.TXT  FILE for Alaska Precipitation summary datasets.      MF  11/29/96

Contents:
  List of Files
  Dataset Info

List of Files:
  akphead.txt  header records for each precip station (#,name,elev...)
  akpall.txt   ave precip/month records for each station - all available years
  akp3060.txt  ave precip/month records for each station for years 1930-1960
  akp60td.txt  ave precip/month records for each station for years 1961-1990

Dataset Info:
  Geographic area for Alaska all datasets: 128W to 174W and 52N to 72N.
  Original Source:  Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)
  Datasets included:
  Table of all station header records listing: station number, station name,
     latitude, longitude, elevation (feet), first year, last year, percent
     missing records.  File format is: '(I8,A32,F6.2,F8.2,I6,2I5,F6.2)'.
  Monthly average tables for each station listing: station number (index),
     beginning year of average, last year of average, average precipitation
     amounts for each month (in hundredths of inches), January thru December. 
     Three datasets are included:
     1. averages for the entire period that data is available.
     2. averages for just the years 1930 to 1960.
     3. averages for just the years 1961 to present, typically 1990.
  Format of the files is: '(I8,2I5,12(F7.2))' for the first two datasets and
     '(I7,2I5,12(F7.2))' for the third.

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README.TXT  FILE for Alaska Temperature summary datasets.      MF  11/29/96

Contents:
  List of Files
  Dataset Info

List of Files:
  aktxhead.txt    header records for each max temp station (#,name,elev...)
  aktxall.txt     ave max temp records for each station - all available years
  aktx3060.txt    ave max temp records for each station for years 1930-1960
  aktx61td.txt    ave max temp records for each station for years 1961-1990
  aktihead.txt    header records for each min temp station (#,name,elev...)
  aktiall.txt     ave min temp records for each station - all available years
  akti3060.txt    ave min temp records for each station for years 1930-1960
  akti61td.txt    ave min temp records for each station for years 1961-1990

Dataset Info:
  Geographic area for the Alaska datasets: 128W to 174W and 52N to 72N
  Original Source:  Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)
  Datasets included:
  Table of all station header records listing: station number, station name,
     latitude, longitude, elevation (feet), first year, last year.  File
     format is: '(I7,1X,A30,F7.2,F8.2,3(1X,I5))'.
  Monthly average tables for each station listing: station number (index),
     beginning year of average, last year of average, average min or max
     temperature for each month, January thru December.  Three datasets are
     included:
       1. averages for the entire period that data is available.
       2. averages for just the years 1930 to 1960.
       3. averages for just the years 1961 to present, typically, 1990.
  Format of the files is: '(I7,1X,2I5,12(F7.2))' for all temperature datasets.