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    • Punta Arenas, Chile weather observations; Dec 1896 to Dec 1954 (NCEI Accession 0294317)

    Metadata Updated: June 1, 2025

    Surface Observations from Punta Arenas, in extreme southern Chile. WMO station ID 85934; Period of record 1896-1954. The original forms were scanned at the Museo Salesiano Maggiorino Borgatello, a private regional museum in Punta Arenas with funding provided by NOAA, and keyed by a NOAA contractor. These data can be used to fill in missing data in the GHCN record for station GHCN ID CIN00520006. These data consist of three observations per day plus daily data for every day of the year for most years. Daily data elements are daily maximum and minimum air temperature, daily precipitation, and snow depth. Three-times daily elements are Air Pressure, Temperature, Wet Bulb Temperature, Wind Direction and Wind Speed, Cloud amount, and Visibility.

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    Metadata Date 2025-05-16T15:33:10Z
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) July 17, 2024 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-05-16T15:33:10Z
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) July 17, 2024 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0294317
    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2024). Punta Arenas, Chile weather observations; Dec 1896 to Dec 1954 (NCEI Accession 0294317). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/ts12-kq66. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat -53.15
    Bbox South Lat -53.16
    Bbox West Long -70.91
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    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-70.91, -53.16], [-70.9, -53.16], [-70.9, -53.15], [-70.91, -53.15], [-70.91, -53.16]]]}
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    Temporal Extent Begin 1896-12-01
    Temporal Extent End 1954-12-06

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