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90 datasets found

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    U.S. Hourly Precipitation Data recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) is digital data set DSI-3240, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The primary source of data for this file is...

  • Federal

    U.S. Daily Climate Normals (1981-2010) recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The U.S. Daily Climate Normals for 1981 to 2010 are 30-year averages of meteorological parameters for thousands of U.S. stations located across the 50 states, as well...

  • Federal

    NCDC Storm Events Database recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Storm Data is provided by the National Weather Service (NWS) and contain statistics on personal injuries and damage estimates. Storm Data covers the United States of...

  • Federal

    USGS Water-Quality Data for the Nation - National Water Information System (NWIS) recent views

    Department of the Interior —

    The USGS compiles online access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the...

  • Federal

    FWS Critical Habitat for Threatened and Endangered Species Dataset NGDA recent views

    Department of the Interior —

    When a species is proposed for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must consider whether there...

  • Federal

    USGS US Topo Map Collection recent views

    Department of the Interior —

    Layered geospatial PDF 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Map. Layers of geospatial data include orthoimagery, roads, grids, geographic names, elevation contours, hydrography,...

  • Federal

    Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily), Version 3 recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily) dataset integrates daily climate observations from approximately 30 different data sources. Version 3...

  • Federal

    Integrated Surface Dataset (Global) (Version Superseded) recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This version has been superseded by a newer version. It is highly recommended for users to access the current version. Users should only access this superseded...

  • Federal

    USFWS National Wetlands Inventory recent views

    Department of the Interior —

    This data set represents the extent, approximate location and type of wetlands and deepwater habitats in the United States and its Territories. These data delineate...

  • Federal

    Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) recent views

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —

    The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a dataset compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It contains information on the release and waste...

  • Federal

    National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) - USGS National Map Downloadable Data Collection NGDA recent views

    Department of the Interior —

    The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a feature-based database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's...

  • Federal

    NOAA NEXt-Generation RADar (NEXRAD) Products NGDA recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    This dataset consists of Level III weather radar products collected from Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD) stations located in the contiguous United States, Alaska,...

  • Federal

    Severe Weather Data Inventory (SWDI) recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The Severe Weather Data Inventory (SWDI) is an integrated database of severe weather records for the United States. SWDI enables a user to search through a variety of...

  • Federal

    Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) NGDA recent views

    Department of the Interior —

    This is series-level metadata for the USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) data released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). PAD-US...

  • Federal

    Global Surface Summary of the Day - GSOD recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Global Surface Summary of the Day is derived from The Integrated Surface Hourly (ISH) dataset. The ISH dataset includes global data obtained from the USAF Climatology...

  • Federal

    U.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals (1981-2010) recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The U.S. Annual Climate Normals for 1981 to 2010 are 30-year averages of meteorological parameters that provide users with many tools to understand typical climate...

  • Federal

    U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1981-2010) recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    The U.S. Monthly Climate Normals for 1981 to 2010 are 30-year averages of meteorological parameters for thousands of U.S. stations located across the 50 states, as...

  • Federal

    U.S. 15 Minute Precipitation Data recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    U.S. 15 Minute Precipitation Data is digital data set DSI-3260, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This is precipitation data. The primary source...

  • Federal

    USGS Groundwater Data for the Nation - National Water Information System (NWIS) recent views

    Department of the Interior —

    The USGS compiles online access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the...

  • Federal

    Sea Level Trends: Sea Level Variations of the United States Derived from National Water Level Observation Network Stations NGDA recent views

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —

    Water level records are a combination of the fluctuations of the ocean and the vertical land motion at the location of the station. Monthly mean sea level (MSL)...

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Public Wi-Fi hotspots are your best bet for free internet access. These are available in various locations like coffee shops, restaurants, airports, libraries, and even public transportation. To find these hotspots, you can use apps like WiFi Map, OpenSignal, or simply search online for "free Wi-Fi near me".

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7 sources for free datasets anyone can use
  1. Google Dataset Search.
  2. Kaggle.
  3. GitHub. GitHub is the world standard for collaborative and open-source code repositories online, and many projects it hosts have datasets you can use. ...
  4. Government sources. ...
  5. FiveThirtyEight. ...
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