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NOAA Climate Data Online Dataset Discovery

What do you need to know about the database?

Climate Data Online (CDO) provides free access to the NCDC's global archive of historical weather and climate data, as well as information on station histories. These data include quality-controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days, as well as radar data and 30-year climate norms. Customers can also order certified hard copies of most of these data for legal use. - Source NOAA website

Database administrator

NOAA (National Centers for Environmental Information; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

What data are included in the database?

The datasets listed in this section can be accessed through the Climate Data Online search interface:

1. Daily Summaries
2. Global Marine Data
3. Global Summary of the Month
4. Global Summary of the Year
5. Local Climatological Data
6. Normal's Annual/Seasonal
7. Normal's Daily
8. Normal's Hourly
9. Subnormal Monthly
10. Precipitation 15 Minute
11. Precipitation Hourly
12. Weather Radar (Level II)
13. Weather Radar (Level III)
14. Climate Indices
15. Global Climate Station Summaries
16. Global Hourly Data
17. Global Summary of the Day
18. National Solar Radiation Database
19. Regional Snowfall Index
20. etc.

How to search the database?

For example, if you click on the Daily Summaries dataset, you can also view the following types of information: search tool, mapping tool, FTP, documentation & samples (documentation and data sample). Click on "More" to see more detailed information types:

1. Dataset citation
2. Dataset identifiers
3. ISO 19115-2 Metadata
4. Access
5. Time & location
6. Documentation
7. Description
8. Credit
9. Keywords
10. Constraints
11. Lineage

To search in any dataset, click the small plus icon next to the dataset and then click the "Search tool" button. You can search by entering the following information:

• Weather observation type/dataset
• Date range
• Search for (stations, ZIP codes, cities, countries, etc.)
• Search term

Click on the search button to access the Mapping tool. By clicking on "Data Tools," you can also search by location.

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Visit the NOAA Climate Data Online Database for more details.