Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Historical Climate Trend Data: Minimum Temperature

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    This project contains monthly minimum and maximum temperatures as well as the total observed annual precipitation in New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Also included are annual summaries of minimum and maximum temperature and precipitation trends derived from models of historical weather observations.

Keywords

  • minimum temperature, noaa, weather,

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    Data Table

    • Title: Minimum Temperature
    • Start Date: 1895-01-01
    • Description: These data are annual summaries of minimum temperature derived from models of historical weather observations. These data were downloaded from the National Center for Environmental Information.

    • Purpose: With climate change, minimum winter temperatures are projected to increase. These higher minimum temperatures stress the native forest species by moving conditions away from what they are adapted to handle. Failure to reach typical low winter temperatures can allow for non-native pests, pathogens, and plants to proliferate while stressing the native forest species by moving conditions away from what they are adapted to handle. More frequent freeze-thaw cycles can damage tree roots and can mobilize nutrients away from forests where they are needed.

    • Condensed Title: Z1149_2819_GQH3D0

    • Object Name: VMC.1149.2819

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Historical Climate Trend Data: Minimum Temperature, 1895-01-01

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/min_max_precip_vt/dataset/minimum-temperature

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Anomaly
      • Label: Anomaly
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Anomaly_(1961-1990)
      • Label: Anomaly_(1961-1990)
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Min_Temp
      • Label: Min_Temp
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Region
      • Label: Region
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: State
      • Label: State
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: Value
      • Label: Value
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: Year
      • Label: Year
      • Storage Type: int

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