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Special note: All discs are encoded in UDF 2.50 format, which is not compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000, or XP. The discs WILL work properly, however, with Windows 7, Vista, Mac, Linux, and most other operating systems. We will be remastering our datasets under UDF 2.01 over the next month for the benefit of our customers still using Windows XP.

Total Surface
UPDATED JANUARY 2011

Total Surface is the most complete compilation of all HOURLY historical surface data we have been able to obtain. It consists completely of plaintext METAR format† that is readily plotted by most analysis software, including Digital Atmosphere. All files are hour by hour, bundled into zipped files by month to conserve space.

This 4 DVD-R package, totalling about 37 GB of raw data, includes:
* 1931 - 1973 inclusive: All METARs from North America (no remarks)†
* 1973 - 2010 inclusive: All METARs from North America (includes remarks)‡

Key to notes:
‡ = All data after July 1998 is an exact copy as received via NOAAPORT.
† = Before July 1996 airways data was in use, but we have converted this to METAR with standard U.S. Tsnnnsxxx precision temperature remark. All original remarks are preserved intact without transcoding.

SPECIAL NOTE: This is a complete replacement of Surface Archives, significantly expanding the archive. Our old Surface Archives used 10 CDs. It would take 35 CDs to hold this new product.


Period of record: January 1, 1931 to December 31, 2010
Coverage area: United States, Canada, Mexico
Examples: View a sample from Total Surface (all September 11, 2001 files)
Inventory: View the listing of this dataset to check for gaps (newer data is not included here) (36.4 MB - you may choose to download the 4.1 MB zipped version)

Total Surface ($199.00)


Total Upper Air
UPDATED JANUARY 2011

Total Upper Air is our most complete compilation of all twice-daily historical upper air data we have been able to obtain. It consists completely of plaintext TEMP (TTAA/TTBB/PPAA/PPBB) format that is readily plotted by most analysis software, including Digital Atmosphere and RAOB. All files are zipped by month to conserve space. This is a complete replacement of Upper Archives, significantly expanding the archive.


Period of record: January 1, 1958 to December 31, 2010
Coverage area: United States, Canada, Mexico (worldwide starting 2002)
Examples: View a sample from Total Upper Air (all September 11, 2001 and July 1, 2003 files)
Inventory: View the listing of this dataset to check for gaps (newer data is not included here) (1.8 MB)

Total Upper Air ($149.00)


  Total Surface/Upper Bundle

Total Sfc/Upr Bundle combines the Total Surface and Total Upper Air products above to give you a significant discount. For the ultimate package, add the Lifetime Updates (below) to get fresh discs every time we release them.

Total Sfc/Upr Bundle ($249.00)

Other archives sets
Add these massive historical weather data libraries to your collection!

Total NCEP
UPDATED JANUARY 2011

Total NCEP is a vast compilation of charts generated by NCEP (National Centers for Environmental Prediction). This includes the official NCEP (NMC) 200, 300, 500, 700, and 850 mb analysis, surface charts, IFR/MVFR aviation charts, snow depth, 24-hour precipitation, maximum/minimum temperatures, and thickness. Also includes hemispheric charts of both northern and southern hemispheres. There are over 300,000 files totalling 28.8 GB! Note that chart availability varies by date; some charts were retired or phased in; others may be are unavailable. Comes on 4 DVD-R discs; not zipped, all graphics in GIF format.

Period of record: January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2010
Coverage area: United States; some charts are for North America or the northern hemisphere
Examples: View a sample date from Total NCEP
Inventory: View the listing of this dataset (22 MB text file, zipped) to check for gaps (2 MB)

Total NCEP ($99.00)




Total NWS
UPDATED JANUARY 2011 - Includes data for 2010, and nearly all gaps going back to 2001 have been eliminated

Total NWS is a compilation of NWS alphanumeric text bulletins from all offices, including forecasts, nowcasts, SFD/AFD forecast discussions, climate summaries, warnings, special weather statements, and hurricane bulletins. The collection totals an astounding 75 gigabytes of text data! Essential for weather historians, forensic meteorologists, insurance companies, and researchers. Comes on 3 DVD-R discs; zipped by year/month. All bulletins nationwide of a specific type for a specific calendar date (2 am EST starts a new calendar date) are placed in one file. Content is plaintext (ASCII) format for easy reading or sorting.

Period of record: December 2001 to December 31, 2010 1
Coverage area: All NWS offices in the United States
Examples: View a sample from Total NWS (August 30, 2005 - Katrina landfall date)
Inventory: View the listing of this dataset to check for gaps

1 Data before June 2002 is limited to forecast discussions only. Before January 2004 data is limited to forecast discussions and warnings.

Total NWS ($99.00)



Lifetime Updates
Worried about missing out on updated disc sets? Add the Lifetime Update option and you will receive FREE updates as long as we continue to produce Total Archives, plus fills of data when we get new data holdings. Updates occur at least once per year. There is no requirement to buy it now; you may add this at a later date. The price we charge helps subsidize our incurred costs for duplication, packaging, and shipping. We reserve the right to make minor changes to the disk sets, including changes in file naming structures and content.

Lifetime Updates ($149.00)