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Average Monthly Precipitation, WI 1981-2010

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Average Monthly Precipitation, WI 1981-2010
Originator
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Publication Date
2020-04-06
Edition
1981-2010
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This data represents average monthly precipitation for Wisconsin in 1981-2010.[Vector dataset provides derived average monthly precipitation according to a model using point precipitation and elevation data for the 30-year period of 1981-2010.]
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.
Supplemental Information
Archived dataset at UW-Madison. For the most recent verison of this data please visit: https://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
1981-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.889425
East
-86.753928
North
47.112557
South
42.491712
ISO Topic Category
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword
Precipitation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
[The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Service Center Agencies should be acknowledged as the data source in products derived from these data. This data set is not designed for use as a primary regulatory tool in permitting or citing decisions, but may be used as a reference source. This information may be interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the Service Center Agencies any authority for the decisions that they make. The Service Center Agencies will not perform any evaluations of these data for purposes related solely to State or local regulatory programs. Photographic or digital enlargement of these data to scales greater than at which they were originally mapped can cause misinterpretation of the data. Digital data files are periodically updated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data.]
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Point of Contact
Contact
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4269
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.7

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Lineage
Process Step
Description
[Process_Description: File geodatabase Feature Classes were generated from PRISM rasters for each state and merged into a feature class.. Attribute data was cleaned up and a State FIPS field was added. The merged file was loaded into an SDE database. See the PRISM web site for more information on the original files http://www.ocs.orst.edu/prism.]
Process Date
2012-09-01T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
File Geodatabase Feature Dataset
Format Version
10.5
Distributor
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Distributor
UW-Madison
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_MonthlyPrecip_1981_2010.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
2

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
7D1B5AF5-1E73-4055-8233-ED10088B80FE
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Metadata Date Stamp
2020-04-06
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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