Storm Data prices

[John Farley]

The bigger issue to me is that it (i.e. the storm events database from NCDC) is not as current - right now, it is only available through March. Actually, the whole process seems a little slow this year.

 

[Kiel Ortega]

The bigger issue to me is that it (i.e. the storm events database from NCDC) is not as current - right now, it is only available through March. Actually, the whole process seems a little slow this year.

The last time I was in contact with those guys out there they were about to change the database format due to some inconsistencies and other problems in the database (there was a thread here on ST about it); there were reports appearing in the PDF version that weren't online and vice versa (or something to that nature). That may be why they are behind schedule.

 

[Melissa Moon]

I don't say any of this officially speaking for NCDC, but I know some departments here had their budget cut, so it slows things down a little bit. Hopefully next years' budget will be better. A lot of times we will have stuff that is here but it hasn't had a chance to get online yet for whatever reason. If you really need something and cannot find it, the best thing to do is to call the guys up in customer service because they are very up-to-date with everything that is going on with the data. The number is 828-271-4800.