Instalation and first steps with the GHCNpy Python tool. GHCNpy pulls in data from the Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily Database from NOAA. Analysis and visualizations are also made.

GHCN-Daily comprises of nearly 100,000 stations globally, and includes over 50 different elements. The CORE elements are as follows:

• TMAX = Daily Maximum Temperature
• TMIN = Daily Maximum Temperature
• TAVG = Daily Average Temperature
• PRCP = Daily Precipitation
• SNOW = Daily Snowfall
• SNWD = Daily Snow Depth

Open a terminal and run the following commands:

# install dependencies, create virtual environment and clone the tool to noaa data collection from GitHub
> make install
# activate the virtual environment
> source activate daily
# python path for the current activated environment
> which python
# setup the library 
> cd GHCNpy
> /home/MYUSER/miniconda3/envs/daily/bin/python setup.py install
# test the library
> /home/MYUSER/miniconda3/envs/daily/bin/python test.py
# include the virtual environment into the ipython kernel
> /home/MYUSER/miniconda3/envs/daily/bin/python -m ipykernel install --user --name "daily"

The first steps are showed in scripts/first_steps.py.

Open a terminal and run:

> make remove