print email comment close Climate Indices for the Economy URL: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cie/cie.html Description: A site created "to enhance the understanding of weather and climate's effects on socioeconomic sectors of the United States....The Crop Moisture Stress Index reflects the influence of severe drought and catastrophic wetness on annual crop yield for corn and soybean crops, and the Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index provides quantitative information on the impact of seasonal temperatures on residential energy demand." Provides charts and explanations of data for varying periods, some back to 1900. Publisher: United States. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- Climate Weather -- Economic aspects -- United States Weather -- Social aspects -- United States LII Database Information: Record 8699 created by Dana Lubow on 02/18/2002 Last modification on 12/23/2002 Published: 02/18/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8699