Monthly Station Normals of Temperature, Precipitation, and Heating and Cooling Degree Days 1961-90: Virgin Islands
Owenby JR and Ezell DS. 1992. Monthly Station Normals of Temperature, Precipitation, and Heating and Cooling Degree Days 1961-90: Virgin Islands. Climatography of the United States No 81. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Asheville, NC
The climatological normals presented in this publication are based on monthly mean maximum and minimum temperature and monthly total precipitation records for each year in the 30-year period 1961-90, inclusive. Data are assembled by individual states. Most stations were operating as of December 1990. Some stations were closed prior to 1990, but were identified as "normals stations" for special applications. Most of the closed stations ceased operations in 1989 or 1990. Several adjustments were made to the data before the normals were calculated. These adjustments include estimating missing data, adjusting for time of observation bias, and adjusting for exposure changes (First Order stations, as defined in Section II, only). Data are presented in the order shown in the title. Units used in this publication are °F for temperature and inches for precipitation. Heating and cooling degree day (base 65°F) normals are derived from the monthly normal temperatures using the technique developed by Thom (1954a, 1954b, 1966). Degree day normals have also been computed to other bases and may be obtained from the National Climatic Data Center, Federal Building, 37 Battery Park Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801-2733, or by calling (704) 259-0682. The adjustment methodology is described in greater detail in Section II of this publication. The notes in Section V refer to the normals tables, station listing, and station locator map.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Owenby, James; Ezell, D
- Date of Issue
- 1992-01
- Publisher
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Units
- VIIS
- Keywords
- Air Temperature, Atmospheric Sciences, Precipitation, St. John US Virgin Islands