NOAA Climate Data — Weather Station Observations
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NOAA Climate Data — Weather Station Observations
Download historical weather observations from NOAA Climate Data Online. Get daily or monthly temperature, precipitation, and snowfall from 100,000+ stations. Filter by station, location, and date. Requires a free NOAA CDO API token.
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Download historical weather observations from NOAA Climate Data Online (CDO). Covers 100,000+ weather stations worldwide with records going back 150+ years.
Getting your free API token
Register at ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/token — the token is delivered instantly by email.
Example input — Florida daily weather in 2023
{"mode": "data","apiToken": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE","dataset": "GHCND","locationId": "FIPS:12","startDate": "2023-01-01","endDate": "2023-12-31","dataTypes": ["TMAX", "TMIN", "PRCP"],"maxRecords": 5000}
Find stations first
{"mode": "stations","apiToken": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE","dataset": "GHCND","locationId": "FIPS:12"}
Example output record
{"date": "2023-07-15T00:00:00","stationId": "GHCND:USW00012839","dataType": "TMAX","value": 344,"attributes": ",,W,2400","fetchedAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"}
Note: GHCND values are in tenths of degrees Celsius (344 = 34.4°C) or tenths of mm for precipitation.
Datasets
| ID | Description | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| GHCND | Global Historical Climatology Network | Daily |
| GSOM | Global Summary of the Month | Monthly |
| GSOY | Global Summary of the Year | Annual |
| NORMAL_DLY | 30-year Climate Normals | Daily averages |
Data types
TMAX (max temp), TMIN (min temp), TAVG (avg temp), PRCP (precipitation), SNOW (snowfall), AWND (avg wind speed)
Use cases
- Climate and weather trend analysis
- Agricultural planning and crop modeling
- Insurance weather event verification
- Real estate and construction planning
- Academic climate research