Historical Weather Info/Climatology Links

World Climate — rainfall and temperature data
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Online Climate Data and Weather Observations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library

Regional Climate Centers

Weather Data Archives

Air Resources Laboratory READY Archived Meteorology
CAPS/OU Archive — data dates back to October 2006
CLASS Satellite Data
Daily Weather Maps Home Page, NOAA Central Library — maps back to 1871!
DIFAX Weather Map Archive (NWS) — from Colorado State University
HDSS Access System
NCDC Online Climate Data Directory
NEXRAD National Mosaic Reflectivity Images — data dates back to April 1, 1995
NIDS Radar Map — from Plymouth State Weather Center
NNDC Climate Data Online
Radar and NWS Warnings — from Iowa State University Depart of Agronomy; use colored buttons above the image to change location, date, etc.
Satellite Precipitation Estimates 90 Day Archive — from NESDIS / OSDPD / SSD
SPC Hourly Mesoscale Analysis
SPC Surface and Upper Air Maps — data dates back to about 11/30/98; scroll down for the archive section
Storm Events— from NCDC
Tornado Project Online
UCAR Image Archive, Meteorological case study selection kit — data dates back to January 1, 1996
Unisys Weather Image and Map Archive
Upper Air Plotted Data and/or Contoured Maps Archived Data for North America from Plymouth State Weather Center, 1957 to 1998 | 1998 to present
Thermodynamic Diagrams/Sounding Data Listings from Plymouth State Weather Center, 1957 to 1998 | 1999 to present

Generate soundings from MAPS or RUC Analyses and Forecasts, RAOBS, Profilers, Radiometers, or Aircraft (restricted) — data dates back to 1993, though incomplete
MDL's On-Line MOS Archives
North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) Homepage
    NARR Archives at: NCAR   NOMADS   PSU   NOAA / ESRL / Physical Sciences Division
NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Mapper via Penn State U. – Covers the Americas, Europe and global views
Plot Sounding From RUC Analysis or Forecast — data dates back to 2005
Information on RUC data archive through DOE/ARM
NCAR's GCIP Model Output Archive


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