Please note: Due to browser FTP deprecation, users will no longer be able to access NCEI data via browser FTP clients. Users may access data via NCEI Web Accessible Folders and/or FTP client supported applications. We apologize for any inconvenience. See this document as reference.
Land-Based Station Data
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Datasets and Products
Access NCEI's land-based datasets directly. -
Find a Station
Locate a station by using either a map tool or a location and data search tool. -
Station Metadata
Find details such as begin/end date for a station and when there was a change in equipment or siting. -
Climate Data Online (CDO)
Discover past weather and climate data from NCEI's archive using this web access application. -
Data Publications
View monthly publications for a variety of datasets along with serial publications and other documents. -
NCEI Web Services
Use these Web Services for programmatic access to NCEI data. Create your own scripts or programs that use the CDO database of weather and climate data. -
HDSS Access System
Get direct online access through the HDSS Access System to some of NCEI's land-based station data holdings that are archived on tape.
FTP Access
For large amounts of data, download ASCII files of the following products from our FTP area. This type of access is for individuals who have experience with FTP and programming languages. We recommend that you review any readme.txt files prior to downloading the data.
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Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCND)
GHCN-Daily is the official archived dataset, and it serves as a replacement product for older NCEI-maintained datasets that are designated for daily temporal resolution (i.e., DSI 3200, DSI 3201, DSI 3202, DSI 3205, DSI 3206, DSI 3208, DSI 3210, etc.). - National Solar Radiation Data Base (3284)
- Integrated Surface Hourly Data Base (3505)
- ASOS 1-Minute Data (6405)
- ASOS 5-Minute Data (6401)
- 15-Minute Precipitation (3260)
- Hourly Precipitation (3240)
- Climate Indices (National, Regional, Statewide, Divisional)