NOAA Climate Data Online (CDO)
NOAA Climate Data Online provides free access to historical weather station records including daily and monthly temperature, precipitation, and wind data from thousands of stations worldwide.
Format
CSV / XML
Geometry
Point (weather stations)
Coverage
Global (station network)
Resolution
Station-level (point data)
About this dataset
Historical weather station data from NOAA including daily and monthly observations for thousands of stations worldwide.
NOAA Climate Data Online provides access to historical weather and climate data from thousands of observing stations worldwide. The CDO portal offers daily and monthly summaries of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other meteorological variables from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) and other NOAA datasets.
How to download
- 1 Open the Climate Data Online portal.
- 2 Search for stations by location, station ID, or dataset type.
- 3 Select the date range and variables (temperature, precipitation, etc.).
- 4 Download the data as CSV or XML and process in your GIS or analysis tool.
FAQ
Is NOAA climate data free?
Yes. NOAA Climate Data Online provides free access to historical weather station data. Some bulk requests may require a free account.
What is the difference between CDO and WorldClim?
CDO provides point-based station observations (actual measurements), while WorldClim provides spatially interpolated gridded climate surfaces. Use CDO for station-level analysis and WorldClim for continuous spatial coverage.