Deutscher Wetterdienst offers selected meteorological data, the so-called Global Data Set (GDS), for special terms and conditions, which can also be downloaded from DWD by FTP without any charges. For registration please click the GDS-Registration-Form:
http://werdis-cbs.dwd.de/bvbw/bvbwDWD.p ... DWD_page_3
and enter your e-mail-address. You will automatically receive your ftp-account (user, password) by e-mail. You can then download the GDS from our ftp-Server using these account data.
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Stefan