Land-Based Station Data
Measuring instruments used for current observations and data reporting
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Datasets and Products
Access NCDC'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)
The web access application for NCDC's archive of weather and climate data. -
Data Publications
Monthly publications for a variety of datasets along with serial publications and other documents. -
NCDC Web Service
These web services, set up by NCDC, allow users to have programmatic access to NCDC data and use custom and standard implementations such as OGC GIS Web Services (WMS, WFS, WCS) and OPeNDAP. Some services allow users to download data in a variety of formats such as CSV, XML, Shapefile, KMZ, and NetCDF.
FTP Bulk Access
- FTP: NWS Cooperative Summary of the Day (3200)
- FTP: Summary of the Day, 1st Order Stations (3210)
- FTP: National Solar Radiation Data Base (3284)
- FTP: Integrated Surface Hourly Data Base (3505)
- FTP: ASOS 1 Minute Data (6405)
- FTP: ASOS 5 Minute Data (6401)
- FTP: 15 Minute Precipitation (3260)
- FTP: Hourly Precipitation (3240)
- FTP: Climate Indices (National, Regional, Statewide, Divisional)



