World Meteorological Organization

Reports published through the World Climate Data and Monitoring Programme (WCDMP) series

Guidance for WMO Evaluation of Record Breaking Extremes

(Draft)

February 2020

Expert Meeting on Climate Monitoring

Geneva, Switzerland, 21-22 November 2019

Further development of the WMO mechanism for recognising long-term observing stations

Hong Kong, China, 12-14 November 2019

Climsoft - MCH co-ordination meeting

Reading, United Kingdom, 13-17 May 2019

Advisory Board for the WMO Recognition of Centennial Observing Stations

-Summary of in-depth Advisory Board assessment as of February 2019-

WCDMP-85

Expert meeting on the WMO Statements on the State of the Global Climate
Geneva, Switzerland, 20-21 February 2017

Proceedings of the WMO workshop on Climate Monitoring including the implementation of Climate Watch Systems in RA I with focus on eastern and southern Africa
Pretoria, South Africa, 15-18 April 2013

International Workshop on Data Rescue and Digitization of Climate Records for countries in West Africa
Accra, Ghana, 19 - 23 November 2012

GUIDELINES FOR the SUBMISSION OF THE WORLD WEATHER RECORDS

TENTH SERIES (2001 - 2010)

WMO/TD-No.1550

ASSESSMENT OF THE OBSERVED EXTREME CONDITIONS DURING THE 2009/2010 BOREAL WINTER

REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY:

IMPLEMENTATION OF CLIMATE WATCH SYSTEM IN RA II WITH FOCUS ON MONSOON AFFECTED AREAS

Beijing, China, 10 – 13 November 2009

REPORT OF THE CCl EXPERT TEAM ON WCP REQUIREMENTS FOR METADATA

Toulouse, France, 11 - 13 March 2009

GUIDELINES ON ANALYSIS OF EXTREMES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE IN SUPPORT OF INFORMED DECISIONS FOR ADAPTATION

PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH SEMINAR FOR HOMOGENIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL IN CLIMATOLOGICAL DATABASES

Budapest, Hungary, 29 May – 2 June 2006

MEETING OF THE CCL EXPERT TEAM ON THE RESCUE, PRESERVATION AND DIGITIZATION OF CLIMATE RECORDS

Bamako, Mali, 13 - 15 May 2008

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RESCUE AND DIGITIZATIONOF CLIMATE RECORDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN (Avalaible on Hard copy)

Tarragona, Spain, 28-30 November 2007

A CASE-STUDY/GUIDANCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONG-TERM DAILY ADJUSTED TEMPERATURE DATASETS

WCDMP-65

EXPERT TEAM ON OBSERVING REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR CLIMATE

GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING CHANGES IN CLIMATE OBSERVATION PROGRAMMES

DIRECTIVES POUR LA GESTION DES CHANGEMENTS APPORTES AUX PROGRAMMES D'OBSERVATION DU CLIMAT

DIRECTRICES PARA LA GESTIÓN DE LAS MODIFICACIONES EN LOS PROGRAMAS DE OBSERVACIÓN DEL CLIMA

THE ROLE OF CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE (updated version with graphs)

FUNCIÓN DE LAS NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS EN UN CLIMA CAMBIANTE

Annexes

GUIDELINES ON CLIMATE DATA MANAGEMENT

PRINCIPES DIRECTEURS POUR LA GESTION DES DONNÉES CLIMATOLOGIQUESDIRECTRICES SOBRE LA GESTIÓN DE DATOS CLIMÁTICOS

REPORT OF THE RA I WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE MATTERS

Dakar, Senegal, 22 - 24 February 2006

WCDMP-58

GUIDELINES ON CLIMATE WATCHES

REPORT OF THE RA V DATA MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Melbourne, Australia, 28 November - 3 December 2004

WCDMP-56

WMO/TD-No.1236

FOURTH SEMINAR FOR HOMOGENIZATION AND QUALITY CONTROL IN CLIMATOLOGICAL DATABASES

Budapest, Hungary, 6 - 10 October 2003

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

GUIDELINES ON CLIMATE DATA RESCUE

REPORT OF THE CCl/CLIVAR EXPERT TEAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION MONITORING AND INDICES (ETCCDMI) (ICPO No. 77)

Norwich, UK 24 - 26 November 2003

WCDMP-53

WMO/TD-No.1186

GUIDELINES ON CLIMATE OBSERVATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS

SUMMARY REPORT OF THE EXPERT MEETING FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE SEVENTH GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM REVIEW (7GCSR)

Geneva, 16 - 19 September 2002

WCDMP-50

WMO-TD No. 1130

REPORT OF THE CLIMATE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS EVALUATION WORKSHOP

Geneva, 27 May-1 June 2002

WCDMP-49

WMO/TD-No.1128

REPORT ON THE CLICOM-DARE WORKSHOP

San José, Costa Rica, 17 - 28 July 2000

2. REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATA RESCUE MEETING

Geneva, 11 - 13 September 2001

REPORT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE MANAGEMENT GROUP OF THE COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (also appears as WCASP-55)

Berlin, Germany, 5 - 8 March 2002

REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION AND RELATED RAPPORTEURS, 1998-2001 (May 2001, updated from March 2001)

WCDMP-46

WMO/TD-No.1025

MEETING OF THE WMO CCl TASK GROUP ON FUTURE WMO CLIMATE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CDMSs)

Geneva, 3 - 5 May 2000

WCDMP-45

WMO/TD-No.1013

WORLD CLIMATE PROGRAMME - WATER, DETECTING TREND AND OTHER CHANGES IN HYDROLOGICAL DATA

Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz and Alice Robson (Editors)

WCDMP-44

WMO/TD-No. 977

REPRESENTATIVENESS, DATA GAPS AND UNCERTAINTIES IN CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS

Invited Scientific Lecture given by Chris Folland to the WMO Thirteenth Congress, Geneva, 21 May 1999

WCDMP-43

WMO/TD-No.973

REPORT OF THE TRAINING SEMINAR ON CLIMATE DATA MANAGEMENT FOCUSING ON CLICOM/CLIPS DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION

Niamey, Niger, 3 May - 10 July 1999

WCDMP-42

WMO/TD-No.972

REPORT OF THE MEETING OF EXPERTS ON THE CLIMATE OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Geneva, 26 - 30 April 1999

WCDMP-41

WMO/TD-No.962

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND SEMINAR FOR HOMOGENIZATION OF SURFACE CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA

Budapest, Hungary, 9 - 13 November 1998

WCDMP-40

WMO/TD-No.971

REPORT OF THE MEETING ON CLIMATE STATISTICS, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DATA EXCHANGE FOCUSING ON CLICOM 3.1

Geneva, 25 - 29 January 1999

WCDMP-39

WMO/TD-No. 970

REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE CCl WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE DATA

Geneva, Switzerland, 30 November - 4 December 1998

WCDMP-38

WMO/TD-No.932

MEETING OF THE WMO COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (CCl) TASK GROUP ON A FUTURE WMO CLIMATE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CDMS)

Ostrava, Czech Republic, 10 - 13 November 1998

FOLLOW-UP WORKSHOP TO THE WMO CCl TASK GROUP MEETING ON A FUTURE WMO CDMS

Toulouse, France, 30 March - 1 April 1999

WCDMP-37

WMO/TD-No.930

REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE JOINT CCl/CLIVAR TASK GROUP ON CLIMATE INDICES

Bracknell, UK, 2 - 4 September 1998

WCDMP-36

WMO/TD-No.925

REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE CCl TASK TEAM ON CLIMATE ASPECTS OF RESOLUTION 40

Geneva, Switzerland, 10 - 11 June 1998

WCDMP-35

WMO/TD-No.895

REPORT OF THE ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE ADVISORY WORKING GROUP OF THE COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (also appears as WCASP-47)

Mauritius, 9 - 14 February 1998

WCDMP-34

WMO/TD-No.902

EXPERT MEETING TO REVIEW AND ASSESS THE ORACLE-BASED PROTOTYPE FOR FUTURE CLIMATE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CDBMS)

Toulouse, France, 12 - 16 May 1997

WCDMP-33

WMO/TD-No.841

MEETING OF THE CCl WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE DATA

Geneva, 30 January - 3 February 1995

WCDMP-32

WMO/TD-No.834

PROGRESS REPORTS TO CCl ON STATISTICAL METHODS, July 1997 (prepared by Mr Christian-Dietrich Schönwiese)

WCDMP-31

WMO/TD-No.833

REPORTS FOR CCl-XII FROM RAPPORTEURS THAT RELATE TO CLIMATE DATA MANAGEMENT, July 1997

WCDMP-30

WMO/TD-No.832

SUMMARY NOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ASSEMBLED FOR CCl-XII FROM RECENT ACTIVITIES CONCERNING CLIMATE DATA MANAGEMENT, July 1997

WCDMP-29

WMO/TD-No.831

CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION REPORT - REPORTS FOR CCl-XII FROM RAPPORTEURS THAT RELATE TO CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION, July 1997

WCDMP-28

WMO/TD-No.830

SUMMARY NOTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CCl-XII FROM MEETINGS CONVENED TO PREPARE FOR PUBLISHING THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM REVIEWS AND FOR A PUBLICATION ON THE CLIMATE OF THE 20TH CENTURY, July 1997

WCDMP-27

WMO/TD-No.818

SUMMARY REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE CCl WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION

Geneva, 26 February - 1 March 1996

WCDMP-26

WMO/TD-No.776

REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE ARCHIVAL CLIMATE HISTORY SURVEY (ARCHISS) PROJECT, October 1996 (prepared by Mr M. Baker)

WCDMP-25

WMO/TD-No.712

REPORT OF THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE APPLICATIONS AND DATA (ACCAD) (also appears as WCASP-35)

Geneva, 26 September 1995

WCDMP-24

WMO/TD-No.711

REPORT OF THE TENTH SESSION OF THE ADVISORY WORKING GROUP OF THE COMMISSION FOR CLIMATOLOGY (also appears as WCASP-34)

Geneva, 20 - 22 September 1995

WCDMP-23

WMO/TD-No.535

REPORT OF THE EXPERTS MEETING ON REFERENCE CLIMATOLOGICAL STATIONS (RCS) AND NATIONAL CLIMATE DATA CATALOGUES (NCC)

Offenbach am Main, Germany, 25 - 27 August 1992

WCDMP-22

WMO/TD-No.529

REPORT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE APPLICATIONS AND DATA (ACCAD) (also appears as WCASP-22)

Geneva, 16 - 17 November 1992

WCDMP-21

WMO/TD-No.523

FINAL REPORT OF THE CCl WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE DATA AND ITS RAPPORTEURS, November 1992

WCDMP-20

WMO/TD-No.498

REPORT ON THE INFORMAL PLANNING MEETING ON STATISTICAL PROCEDURES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION

Toronto, 25 June, 1992

WCDMP-19

WMO/TD-No.511

REPORT OF THE SECOND CLICOM EXPERTS MEETING

Washington DC, 18 - 22 May 1992

WCDMP-18

WMO/TD-No.488

CCl WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE DATA

Geneva, 11 - 15 November 1991

WCDMP-17

WMO/TD-No.475

REPORT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE APPLICATIONS AND DATA (ACCAD) (also appears as WCASP-18)

Geneva, 19 - 20 November 1991

WCDMP-16

WMO/TD-No.465

REPORT OF THE CCl EXPERTS MEETING ON TRACKING AND TRANSMISSION OF CLIMATE SYSTEM MONITORING INFORMATION

Geneva, 7 - 8 November 1991

WCDMP-15

WMO/TD-No.468

REPORT OF THE CCl EXPERTS MEETING ON CLIMATE CODE ADAPTATION

Geneva, 5 - 6 November 1991

WCDMP-14

REPORT OF THE CCl WORKING GROUP ON CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION

Geneva, 21 - 25 October 1991

Note:

Following the change of the name of the World Climate Data Programme (WCDP) to World Climate Data and Monitoring Programme (WCDMP) by the Eleventh WMO Congress (May 1991), the subsequent reports in this series will be published as WCDMP reports, the numbering being continued from No. 13 (the last "WCDP" report).

WCDP-13

WMO/TD-No.418

REPORT OF THE MEETING OF EXPERTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION PROJECT

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, 26 - 30 November 1990

WCDP-12

WMO/TD-No.372

REPORT OF THE MEETING ON HISTORICAL ARCHIVAL SURVEY FOR CLIMATE HISTORY

Paris, 21 - 22 February 1990

WCDP-11

WMO/TD-No.359

REPORT OF THE EXPERT GROUP ON GLOBAL BASELINE DATASETS

Asheville, USA, 22 - 26 January 1990

WCDP-10

WMO/TD-No.341

CALCULATION OF MONTHLY AND ANNUAL 30-YEAR STANDARD NORMALS, March 1989 (prepared by a meeting of experts, Washington DC, USA)

WCDP-9

WMO/TD-No.342

REPORT OF MEETING OF CLICOM EXPERT (available in English and French)

Paris, 11 - 15 September 1989

WCDP-8

WMO/TD-No.343

INFOCLIMA CATALOGUE OF CLIMATE SYSTEM DATA SETS - HYDROLOGICAL DATA EXTRACT, April 1989

WCDP-7

WMO/TD-No.305

STATISTICS ON REGIONAL NETWORKS OF CLIMATOLOGICAL STATIONS (based on the INFOCLIMA World Inventory). VOLUME II: WMO REGION I - AFRICA

WCDP-6

WMO/TD-No.299

CLICOM PROJECT (Climate Data Management System), April 1989 (updated issue of WCP-119)

WCDP-5

WMO/TD-No.293

INFOCLIMA CATALOGUE OF CLIMATE SYSTEM DATA SETS, 1989 edition

WCDP-4

WMO/TD-No.253, p. 35

INPUT FORMAT GUIDELINES FOR WORLD RADIOMETRIC NETWORK DATA, Leningrad 1987 (prepared by the World Radiation Data Centre, Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory)

WCDP-3

WMO/TD-No.258

GUIDELINES ON THE QUALITY CONTROL OF DATA FROM THE WORLD RADIOMETRIC NETWORK (prepared by the World Radiation Data Centre, Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory)

Leningrad 1987

WCDP-2

WMO/TD-No.246

REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLANNING MEETING ON CLIMATE SYSTEM MONITORING

Washington DC, USA, 14 - 18 December 1987