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Service Location Change for Integrated Surface Data (Global Hourly)

June 23, 2026
Notice of Changes | National Centers for Environmental Information

The NCEI Data Access Branch will be ending its online FTP/HTTPS service for the Integrated Surface Data (ISD;aka Global Hourly) product through the NCEI website.  Users of the ISD, ISD-lite, and ISD CSV formats will still be able to access these products through the NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) portal at the links below. Please note: This product has been superseded, with no update beyond 08/24/2025. Users are strongly encouraged to use the Global Historical Climatology Network-hourly (GHCNh) product for current data and more expansive historical holdings.

ISD CSV Format Data 

  1. Direct download will no longer be available for ISD CSV format
  2. Direct download will continue to be available at NODD ISD CSV format

ISD Format Data 

  1. Direct download will no longer be available for ISD format or FTP
  2. Direct download will continue to be available at NODD ISD format

ISD-Lite Format Data 

  1. Direct download will no longer be available for ISD-Lite format or FTP
  2. Direct download will continue to be available at NODD ISD-Lite format

The planned services retirement date is July 31, 2026. To file an appeal, please contact Rich.Baldwin@noaa.gov by July 23, 2026.

Point of Contact:

NCEI Data Access Branch 

Rich.Baldwin@noaa.gov

Send Comments To:

NCEI Data Access Branch 

Rich.Baldwin@noaa.gov