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Archived Meteorological and Climatological Data

Maintained by Walker Ashley - Page last modified 01/09/2007

An introduction to Atmospheric and Oceanographic Datasets

GIS Datasets - Hawth's Tools

Surface Data
- Raw Observations/Summaries
  - Illinois
  - National
    - National Climatic Data Center Station Data Locator [official surface data source]
    - National Climatic Data Center Surface Inventories
    - NSSL Surface Archives
    - Plymouth State University Surface Observations Text Listings [METAR data 8/1/1998]
    - NCDC Record of Climatological Observations
    - Iowa State Archives
- Analyses/Plots
  - NSSL Historical Weather Archives
  - Daily Weather Map Series
  - Plymouth State Map Generator [self plotting and contouring (including meteograms) back to August 1998]
  - WW2010 Illinois [various analyses for recent few months]
  - Unisys Surface Analysis Archive [data to 1/1/1998]
  - Various analyses from "Image Archive" at MMM/NCAR/UCAR [data to 1998]
  - Archived DIFAX Maps from NCDC [data to late 1998 / early 1999; non-University sites have to pay to view]
Upper-Ai r D ata
- RAOB
  - Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive [data to 1970]
  - NSSL Historical Weather Archives
  - Radiosonde Database Archive from Forecast Systems Lab [data to 1998]
  - Various analyses from "Image Archive" at MMM/NCAR/UCAR [data to 1998]
  - Worldwide soundings from Univ. Wyoming [data back to 1989]
  - Thermodynamic Diagrams or retrieve sounding data listings from Plymouth State [data to 1999]
  - Raw RAOB sounding data listings [data to 1999]
- Analyses
  - Various analyses from "Image Archive" at MMM/NCAR/UCAR [data to 1998]
  - NCEP Reanalysis
  - North American Reanalysis
  - Upper-air analyses from SPC [data to 11/30/1998]
  - CDC 6-Hourly NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Data Composites [Jan 1948 to current]
  - Plotted Constant Pressure Level or Whole Sounding Upper Air Data Maps from Plymouth State [data to 1999]
  - Contoured Constant Pressure Level or Whole Sounding Upper Air Data Maps from Plymouth State [data to 1999]
  - Archived DIFAX Maps from NCDC [data to late 1998 / early 1999; non-University sites have to pay to view]
Precipitation data
- FSL Hourly/daily Rain Data Java Applet [data to 1/1/1998]
- CPC .25x.25 Daily US UNIFIED Precipitation
- Recent Snowfall from Coop Observers [NCDC]
- This Season's Snow Water Equivalent from National Snow Summary
Radar Data
- HDSS Access System (Level II and III radar data for history of NEXRAD System; view with IRAS java applet)
- Manually Digitized Radar (MDR) Data Maps from Plymouth State [March 1999 - Yesterday]
- Radar Control Message (RCM) Data Maps from Plymouth State [February 12, 2002 - Yesterday]
- Archived DIFAX Radar Summary Charts from NCDC [data to late 1998 / early 1999; non University sites have to pay to view]
- NOWRAD loops from "Image Archive" at MMM/NCAR/UCAR [data to 1997]
- Archived NEXRAD Data Viewer from Petere Neilley at NCAR [data for the past couple weeks]
- 8 km and 2 km NOWRAD radar reflectivity over the US from GHRC [only recent data; login: virga; password: Drizzle]
- GHRC 8km NOWRAD Radar Reflectivity Archive [unfortunately, discontinued]
- 2-week archive of radar summary charts via SFSU
Satellite Data
Severe Weather Data
- SVRGIS [GIS-ready severe report data]
- Online Severe Weather Climatology (based on radar/severe weather reports)
- SPC Archives
- Severe Plot 2 Software: Severe Weather Plotting Program and Data [SPC]
- Storm Data [official publication]
- Storm Event Database [NCDC]
- Severe Thunderstorm Event Archive (alt.)[significant cases/events]
- Tornado Outbreak Database [lost? where did it go?]
- Severe weather climatology (Harold Brooks, NSSL)
- "Practically Perfect" probabilities for historic events (Roger Edwards, SPC)
- Database of U.S. tornadoes by state (Tornado Project)
- Warm Season Precipitation Episodes (NCAR)
Tropical Weather and Hurricanes
- Historical Hurricanes Mapping & Analysis Tool (NOAA Coastal Services Center)
- NHC TC reports and product archive
Climate Analysis Maps (Other Source)
General Data
- National Climatic Data Center (The Clearinghouse)
- NCEP/NCAR CDAS/Reanalysis Project (plots)
- CAPS Weather & Forecast Archive
- FSL Data
- READY Archives
- NCAR Catalogs
- Unisys Archives (alt. - old Purdue)
LDMs Online
Archived Model Data
- READY Archives
Various Maps
- JHUAPL Color Relief Maps of all States
- Tiger Census Interactive Map Making
- A list of public weather data sources, on-line or otherwise, originally by Ilana Stern
- Gridded population of the world
- Google Planimeter