FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY
December 7, 1999, Washington, DC —

What: The climate and weather experts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will unveil the official 1999 year-end weather statistics, highlighting temperature and precipitation figures and trends on a national, regional and global scale. In addition, the experts will reveal NOAA's top ten U.S. and global weather/climate events of the 20th Century.

When: Monday, December 13, 1999 at 1:00 p.m. EST

Where: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Commerce Department Building, Room 4830

Who: D. James Baker, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, U.S. Department of Commerce, and NOAA Administrator
John (Jack) J. Kelly, Jr, Director, NOAA's National Weather Service
Tom Karl, Director, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center

Satellite Coordinates:
Monday, December 13, 1999
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. EST
SBS 6; Transponder 4; KU
Downlink Frequency 11798 MHz Vertical
Audio 6.2 & 6.8

For more information contact Scott Smullen at (301) 713-0622 or Patricia Viets at (301) 457-5005.