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Daily Composites
Daily Mean Composites
Daily Mean Composites: Includes Derived Variables
Plot daily composites (averages) of the mean or anomalies (mean - total mean) of variables from the
NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
and other datasets. Total means are based on
1981-2010
. Data is available from
Jan 1948 to Jun 4, 2023
for most variables.
Enjoy!
Calculation details of derived variables
Variables
Geopotential Height
Air Temperature
Moisture Flux
Integrated Moisture Flux
700-500mb Temperature Lapse Rate
Temperature Lapse Rate (dT/dp) to sfc
Temperature Lapse Rate (dT/dz)
Lifted Condensation Level Surface
Dew Point
Mixing Ratio
Equivalent Potential Temperature
Freezing Level
Zonal Wind
Meridional Wind
Vector Wind
Omega (to 100mb only)
Sea Level Pressure
Pressure
Specific Humidity (to 300mb only)
Relative Humidity (to 300mb only)
NOAA Interpolated OLR
NOAA Uninterpolated OLR
Precipitation Rate
Precipitable Water
Soil Moisture (0-10cm)
Soil Moisture (10-200cm)
Lifted Index
Lifted Index 0z
Sea Surface Temperature
Streamfunction
Velocity Potential
Thickness
Wind Shear
Analysis level
1000mb
925mb
850mb
700mb
600mb
500mb
400mb
300mb
250mb
200mb
150mb
100mb
70mb
50mb
30mb
20mb
10mb
.995 sigma
.8458 sigma
.2582 sigma
.2101 sigma
.1682 sigma
Surface
850-sfc
1000-500mb
1000-850mb
850-200mb
Enter Year, Month and Day for composites
To subtract one set of days from another, use a minus sign (-) before the years of the days that are to be subtracted. Default is last available date for variable.
OR
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
to
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Enter Year of last day of range
OR File with Dates
Optional Plot Label replaces list of dates.
Filename:
Plot Label:
Days to add or subtract:
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 b
9
10
11
12
This number of days will be added (or subtracted) from all input dates. Please use all positive dates for input.
Color
Color
Black and White
Shading Type
Shaded
Shaded w/overlying Contours
Contours (Black and White Only)
Plot type
Mean
Anomaly
Climo
Scale Plot Size(%)
Plot contour labels?
No
Yes
Scale vectors
200%
150%
100%
75%
50%
Override default contour interval ?
Interval:
Range: low
high
State boundaries:
No
Yes
Region of globe
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
ALL
USA
North America
PNA Region
4-Corner Region Western US
Asia
Middle East
Africa
Europe
Tropics
Indian Pacific
Tropical Pacific
Pacific Basin
Australia
South America
Antarctica
Latitude by Height
Longitude by Height
Custom
If
CUSTOM:
Enter lowest lat (-90 to 90)
Highest lat
Enter western most longitude (0 to 360)
Eastern most longitude
Choose projection for CUSTOM:
Cylindrical Equidistant
Northern Hemisphere Polar Stereographic
Southern Hemisphere Polar Stereographic
Choose height range for CROSSECTION:
1000mb
925mb
850mb
700mb
600mb
500mb
400mb
300mb
250mb
200mb
150mb
100mb
70mb
50mb
30mb
20mb
10mb
to
10mb
20mb
30mb
50mb
70mb
100mb
150mb
200mb
250mb
300mb
400mb
500mb
600mb
700mb
850mb
925mb
1000mb
This is a Research and Development Application
Help
Instructions
Datasets and variables
Use your own date file
Background Information
Referencing Plots
Dataset Information
NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
:
NOAA Interpolated OLR
Related Plot/Analysis
Plot 20CR daily composites
Plot NCEP operational data
Plot 6-hourly NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis composites
Plot monthly gridded composites
Contact
If you need assistance, or would like to provide feedback, please email:
psl.data@noaa.gov
.