html_url,issue_url,id,node_id,user,created_at,updated_at,author_association,body,reactions,performed_via_github_app,issue
https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/526#issuecomment-136860559,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/526,136860559,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDEzNjg2MDU1OQ==,1217238,2015-09-01T21:02:08Z,2015-09-01T21:02:08Z,MEMBER,"Fixed by https://github.com/xray/xray/pull/529
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https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/526#issuecomment-130444086,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/526,130444086,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDEzMDQ0NDA4Ng==,1217238,2015-08-12T20:50:35Z,2015-08-12T20:50:35Z,MEMBER,"Yes, we would need a unit test to verify the change. It could be as simple as writing a file to disk as NETCDF4_CLASSIC and verifying that the dtype is preserved when it's read back.
","{""total_count"": 0, ""+1"": 0, ""-1"": 0, ""laugh"": 0, ""hooray"": 0, ""confused"": 0, ""heart"": 0, ""rocket"": 0, ""eyes"": 0}",,100601294
https://github.com/pydata/xarray/issues/526#issuecomment-130398954,https://api.github.com/repos/pydata/xarray/issues/526,130398954,MDEyOklzc3VlQ29tbWVudDEzMDM5ODk1NA==,1217238,2015-08-12T18:16:30Z,2015-08-12T18:16:30Z,MEMBER,"Indeed, it looks like netCDF4_classic can handle 64-bit variables. I misunderstand the description of that file format.

I think your diagnosis about the issue here is correct. Any interest in putting together a fix?
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