The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public and the global community. This research project was supported in part by the appointment of Dr. Linda Hayden to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Research Participation Program administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The assigned project involved design, implementation, and testing of an Intranet query system for use by the Wakefield Weather Forecast Office. Extension of the Norfolk and Richmond post-1947 database, to include data from 1887-1947, is also part of the project. Below is an overview of phases...

Phase I: Extension of the Norfolk post-1947 database, to include data from the 1887-1947.

· Determination of the 1887-1047 Norfolk, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available in Paradox 9.0 database format.

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Norfolk, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available in Quattro Pro spreadsheet format.

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Norfolk, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available in bound volumes at the Wakefield NWS office.

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Norfolk, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available only through the University of Virginia (in bound volumes or otherwise).

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Norfolk, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available online.

Phase II: Extension of the Richmond post-1947 database, to include data from 1887-1947.

· Determination of the 1887-1047 Richmond, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available in Paradox 9.0 database format.

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Richmond, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available in Quattro Pro spreadsheet format.

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Richmond, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available in bound volumes at the Wakefield NWS office.

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Richmond, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available only through the University of Virginia (in bound volumes or otherwise).

· Determination of the 1887-1947 Richmond, VA data on maximum daily temperature, minimum daily temperature, precipitation, and snowfall, which is already available online.