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The Integrated Surface Database (ISD) consists
of global hourly and synoptic observations
compiled from numerous sources into a gzipped
fixed width format. ISD was developed as a joint
activity within Asheville's Federal Climate
Complex. The database includes over 35,000 stations
worldwide, with some having data as far back
as 1901, though the data show a substantial
increase in volume in the 1940s and again in
the early 1970s. Currently, there are over
14,000 "active" stations updated daily in the
database. The total uncompressed data volume is
around 600 gigabytes; however, it continues to
grow as more data are added. ISD includes
numerous parameters such as wind speed and
direction, wind gust, temperature, dew point,
cloud data, sea level pressure, altimeter setting,
station pressure, present weather, visibility,
precipitation amounts for various time periods,
snow depth, and various other elements as observed
by each station.
Overview
The Integrated Surface Database (ISD) consists of global hourly and synoptic observations compiled from numerous sources into a gzipped fixed width format. ISD was developed as a joint activity within Asheville's Federal Climate Complex. The database includes over 35,000 stations worldwide, with some having data as far back as 1901, though the data show a substantial increase in volume in the 1940s and again in the early 1970s. Currently, there are over 14,000 "active" stations updated daily in the database. The total uncompressed data volume is around 600 gigabytes; however, it continues to grow as more data are added. ISD includes numerous parameters such as wind speed and direction, wind gust, temperature, dew point, cloud data, sea level pressure, altimeter setting, station pressure, present weather, visibility, precipitation amounts for various time periods, snow depth, and various other elements as observed by each station.
Features and programs
Open Data Sponsorship Program
This dataset is part of the Open Data Sponsorship Program, an AWS program that covers the cost of storage for publicly available high-value cloud-optimized datasets.
Pricing
This is a publicly available data set. No subscription is required.
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Delivery details
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Open data resources
Available with or without an AWS account.
- How to use
- To access these resources, reference the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). Learn more
- Description
- ISD in original format
- Resource type
- S3 bucket
- Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
- arn:aws:s3:::noaa-isd-pds
- AWS region
- us-east-1
- AWS CLI access (No AWS account required)
- aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://noaa-isd-pds/
- Description
- ISD in CSV format
- Resource type
- S3 bucket
- Amazon Resource Name (ARN)
- arn:aws:s3:::noaa-global-hourly-pds
- AWS region
- us-east-1
- AWS CLI access (No AWS account required)
- aws s3 ls --no-sign-request s3://noaa-global-hourly-pds/
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Contact
For questions regarding data content or quality, visit the NOAA ISD 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 Integrated Surface Database (ISD) was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-isd .
License
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