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The Global Historical Climatology Network hourly (GHCNh) is a next generation hourly/synoptic dataset that replaces the Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD). GHCNh consists of hourly and synoptic surface weather observations from fixed, land-based stations.
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This dataset is compiled from numerous data sources maintained by NOAA, the U.S. Air Force, and many other meteorological agencies (Met Services) around the world. These sources have been reformatted into a common data format and then harmonized into a set of unique period-of-record station files, which are then provided as GHCNh.
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GHCNh was developed as part of a collaboration with the Copernicus Programme and partners at Maynooth University with the aim to make historical land and marine surface weather data more easily accessible worldwide. At NCEI, GHCNh was developed to be vertically aligned with its GHCN daily counterpart (GHCNd).
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Overview
The Global Historical Climatology Network hourly (GHCNh) is a next generation hourly/synoptic dataset that replaces the Integrated Surface Dataset (ISD). GHCNh consists of hourly and synoptic surface weather observations from fixed, land-based stations.
This dataset is compiled from numerous data sources maintained by NOAA, the U.S. Air Force, and many other meteorological agencies (Met Services) around the world. These sources have been reformatted into a common data format and then harmonized into a set of unique period-of-record station files, which are then provided as GHCNh.
GHCNh was developed as part of a collaboration with the Copernicus Programme and partners at Maynooth University with the aim to make historical land and marine surface weather data more easily accessible worldwide. At NCEI, GHCNh was developed to be vertically aligned with its GHCN daily counterpart (GHCNd).
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Open Data Sponsorship Program
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Open data resources
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- How to use
- To access these resources, reference the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). Learn more
- Description
- GHCN-H files
- Resource type
- S3 bucket
- Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
- arn:aws:s3:::noaa-ghcnh-pds
- AWS region
- us-east-1
- AWS CLI access (No AWS account required)
- aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://noaa-ghcnh-pds/
- Description
- New data notifications for GHCN-H, only Lambda and SQS protocols allowed
- Resource type
- SNS topic
- Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
- arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:123901341784:NewGHCNHObject
- AWS region
- us-east-1
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Contact
For questions regarding data content or quality, visit the NOAA GHCN site .
For any questions regarding data delivery or any general questions regarding the NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) Program, email the NODD Team at nodd@noaa.gov .
We also seek to identify case studies on how NOAA data is being used and will be featuring those stories in joint publications and in upcoming events. If you are interested in seeing your story highlighted, please share it with the NODD team by emailing nodd@noaa.gov
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How to cite
NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network- Hourly (GHCN-H) was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-ghcnh .
License
NOAA data disseminated through NODD is made available under the Creative Commons 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0) license , which is well-known and internationally recognized. There are no restrictions on the use of the data. The data are open to the public and can be used as desired.
NOAA has adopted the Creative Commons license to ensure maximum use of our data, to spur and encourage exploration and innovation throughout the industry. This license is applicable to each of the NOAA datasets made available by NODD. NOAA requests attribution for the use or dissemination of unaltered NOAA data. However, it is not permissible to state or imply endorsement by or affiliation with NOAA. If you modify NOAA data, you may not state or imply that it is original, unaltered NOAA data.
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