If you’re looking for past weather information, you’ve found the right place. This is a roundup of NOAA Web sites that contain archived weather information. The NOAA Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C., is the world’s largest reservoir of archived climate and weather data. Official weather records date back to 1895. You can obtain certified weather information for a court case, building project or other purpose.

If you want to order specific weather and climate information from the NOAA Climatic Data Center, please call (828) 271-4800 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT. Follow the phone prompts—selection two on the automated phone directory—for ordering the data. You can also e-mail your request to NCDC.Info@noaa.gov. You can also fax or mail your request. Please note that the data is free and in the public domain. However, there is a charge for most services. Pre-payment is required, however, the use of credit cards is acceptable and recommended. Click here for more ordering and pricing information.

If you’re looking for more recent weather data and local weather/climate summaries (the previous day or week), it may be available at the NOAA National Weather Service. See the links on a city's forecast page to find the most recent information—Past Weather, Local Climatology, Precip./Temp. Summary or Yesterday’s weather. That information is preliminary and for guidance only. The NOAA Climatic Data Center also posts unedited daily updates from weather stations across the USA.
(Editor's Note: NOAA uses the word "climatology" to refer to past weather.)

Click here for the NOAA forecast page for Washington, D.C or to find the NOAA National Weather Service forecast office near you.

NOAA Climatic Data Center — the world's largest reservoir of archived climate and weather data.
	Monthly U.S. Statewide, Regional, National Rank Maps and Other National Data
	Unedited Local Climatological Data — Daily updates of raw station-by-station observations throughout the U.S.
	Latest Monthly Climate Report — including Global data and extreme events (A complete summary of U.S. and global conditions for the most recent month.)
	U.S. Statewide / Regional Moisture Status — State by State Drought Status
	Locate Weather Observation Station Record — Search for weather stations across the USA by zip code, state, etc.
	U.S. Air Stagnation Maps — climate conditions that contribute to poor (or good) air quality in the summer months, particularly tropospheric ozone, smog
	U.S. Snow Monitoring — daily updates of the previous day’s snowfall and snow depth throughout the U.S.
	Climate Data Online — User-driven data selection by country, state, station, time series, etc; from various datasets, for full period of record available
	Global Summary of Day — global daily data for various elements such as temperature, precipitation, snow depth, wind speed, etc; updated weekly
	Extreme Weather and Climate Events — recent and historical information on weather events, weather disasters, global extremes, etc.
	Search 108 years of archived weather data for the United States.
NOAA Climate Prediction Center
	Selected Cities Weather Summary and Forecasts — NOAA Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
	Heating and Cooling Degree Days Statistics (weekly, monthly and archived)
	USA Climate Data and Maps
	Monitoring and Data (USA, Global climate data and maps)
	Heating and Cooling Degree Days Outlooks (Weekly Forecast)
	Special Outlook Products (UV daily forecasts, Palmer drought outlooks, soil moisture outlooks, etc.)
Weather page, Climate Page
USE OF NOAA WEATHER DATA - The weather data disseminated by the NOAA National Weather Service is free and in the public domain. If you would like to receive weather data directly, you must become part of the "Family of Services." Even though the data is free, the transmission of the data is not. For detailed information click here.