This document lists and describes 24 sources of climate data from various organizations. It includes global datasets from the IPCC and NOAA, as well as regional datasets for Europe, the US, and other parts of the world. The sources provide raw and processed climate data, paleoclimate reconstructions, and model output. The datasets contain temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables and can be used for mapping, analysis, and modeling.

1. Sources of Climate Data
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2. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC)
• https://www.ipcc-data.org/
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3. FAO Data sources
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Data and information ?
• FAOSTAT – FAO’s corporate database
• AQUASTAT
• WorldClim - Global Climate Data (WORLDCLIM) (http://www.worldclim.org/)
• Climate Information Tool
(http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/climateinfotool/index.stm)
• Global climate grids (http://www.fao.org/nr/climpag/data_1_en.asp)
• FAO-RainFall Estimate (RFE)
• FAOCLIM 2: world-wide agroclimatic data
(http://www.fao.org/nr/climpag/pub/EN1102_en.asp)
• LocCLIM
• CROPWAT (Etref)
• CLIMWAT
• ETo Calculator
• Climpag (A website provide information about climate impact on agriculture)

4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
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Climate Data Online (https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/datasets)

5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
• Global Climate Dashboard (NOAA) (https://www.climate.gov/maps-data)
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Description:
Interactive display gives
viewer a look at global
climate conditions over
different periods of time
such as temperature, carbon
dioxide, spring snow cover,
sea level, arctic sea ice and
more.

6. Earth System Research Laboratory
Global Monitoring Division
• https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/obop/mlo/
• Mauna Loa, Hawaii Observatory
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7. Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for
Research and Applications (MERRA)
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8. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis
(CEDA)
• http://www.ceda.ac.uk/
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9. RealClimate
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Group of resources
• Climate data (raw)
• Climate data (processed)
• Paleo-data
• Auxiliary data
• Paleo Reconstructions (including code)
• Large-scale model (Reanalysis) output
• Large-scale model (GCM) output
• Model codes (GCMs)
• Model codes (other)
• DataVisualisation and Analysis
• Master Repositories of climate and other Earth
Science data

10. International Research Institute for Climate
& Society Data Library
(http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/)
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11. WorldClim
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WorldClim is a set of global
climate layers (gridded climate
data) with a spatial resolution
of about 1 km2.These data
can be used for mapping and
spatial modeling.
http://worldclim.org/version2

12. TERRACLIMATE
• Dataset of monthly climate and climatic water balance for global
terrestrial surfaces from 1958-2015.
• http://www.climatologylab.org/terraclimate.html
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13. KNMI Climate Explorer
• European Climate Assessment & Dataset project
(https://www.ecad.eu/)
• A research tool to investigate the climate
• http://climexp.knmi.nl/start.cgi
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14. E-OBS
• http://c3surf.knmi.nl/dataaccess/access_eobs.php
• Daily gridded observational dataset for precipitation, temperature
and sea level pressure in Europe called E-OBS
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15. APEC Climate Centre
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16. Climate InformationTool Kit (CLIK)
•A web-based climate information tool, is motivated
by the desire to empower users to take advantage
of climate information and forecasts.
•CLIK aids users in retrieving and utilizing climate
prediction data and information available from
APCC data servers in a user-friendly manner.
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17. CLIMGEN
• Describing or geolocating the location
• Preparing the location parameters either with
statistical analysis of historial weather data, or
providing know monthly statistics.
• Generating the data.
• Exporting the data to available file formats used
by other applications.
http://modeling.bsyse.wsu.edu/CS_Suite/ClimGen/
help/index.htm
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18. WeatherMan (In DSSAT)
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19. MARKSIM
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20. SimCLIM
• https://www.climsystems.com/simclim/
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21. Climate Change Knowledge Portal
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http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm

22. Climate Change Agriculture & Food Security
• http://ccafs-climate.org/data/
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23. PRISM Climate Group
• The PRISM Climate Group gathers
climate observations from a wide range of
monitoring networks, applies sophisticated
quality control measures, and develops
spatial climate datasets to reveal short-
and long-term climate patterns.
• Publishes a series of state-level climate
maps and data sets
• http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/
• http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/compar
isons/drought.php
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24. CAIT Climate Data Explorer
• CAIT Climate Data Explorer (Climate Watch) a new online climate
data platform designed to empower policymakers, researchers, media
and other stakeholders with the climate data, visualizations and
resources they need to gather insights on national and global
progress on climate change. Climate Watch will maintain many of the
same tools from CAIT, while continuing to add a range of data sets
and tools for actionable analysis on climate change.
• http://cait.wri.org/
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25. Thanks
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