Hubbard, Kenneth G., author2020-04-102020-04-101998-02https://hdl.handle.net/10217/203595Presented at the Central Plains irrigation short course and exposition on February 17-18, 1998 at the Camino Inn in North Platte, Nebraska.The High Plains Climate Center (HPCC) was established in 1987 and is one of six centers providing coverage of the continental U.S. HPCC is located at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. HPCC's mission is to carry out applied climate studies to aid in the development of improved climate products for use in an array of climate services, including data collection, analysis, and dissemination in the HPCC region. This paper describes the Automated Weather Data Network (AWDN) and the interfaces that provide near real time climate services with emphasis on ET or crop water use. Automated weather stations are monitored daily at 139 locations in ten states. Data are subjected to quality assurance testing and made available to the public. AWDN data are merged with a stream of data that includes the cooperative network data and historical data dating to the 1800's. Queries by the public to the subscription based on-line interactive system have reached 6000-7000 per month while queries to the HPCC home page average 15-20K per month.born digitalCD-ROMsproceedings (reports)engCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.Text