LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials say it is establishing a facility that will focus on providing Nebraskans with detailed pictures of the state’s weather and historical climate data.

The new Nebraska State Climate Office will be under the wing of university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The office will identify and provide the climate recording and reporting services needed most by Nebraska users, especially those engaged in agriculture.

The university said Wednesday that the office staff of climatologists and meteorologists will manage a network of 69 weather stations called the Nebraska Mesonet.