Surface Temperature Data Access and Tools

NASA has surface temperature datasets that help researchers characterize how warm air is over land and water. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, HEG: HDF-EOS to GeoTIFF Conversion Tool, and GOES-5 Weather Maps to make the most of surface temperature data.

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Spatial Resolution	Data Format
NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_M)	2.0	Noah-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1979-01-01 to Present	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_MC)	2.0	Noah-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORA0125_H)	2.0	Forcing-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1979-01-01 to Present	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORA0125_M)	2.0	Forcing-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1979-01-01 to Present	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORA0125_MC)	2.0	Forcing-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_H)	2.0	Forcing-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1979-01-01 to Present	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_M)	2.0	Forcing-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1979-01-01 to Present	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_MC)	2.0	Forcing-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_H)	2.0	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1979-01-02 to Present	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_M)	2.0	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1979-01-01 to Present	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_MC)	2.0	VIC-LSM	NOT APPLICABLE	1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31	N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125	0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees
NMC Upper Air Derived Data (FIFE)	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1985-07-02 to 1988-10-23	N: 40 S: 39 E: -95 W: -97		CSV
NOAA Regional Surface Data (FIFE)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	DRY BULB THERMOMETERS, WET BULB THERMOMETERS, ANEROID PRESSURE SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS	1985-07-02 to 1988-10-23	N: 40 S: 39 E: -95 W: -97		CSV
NOAA Soundings IMPACTS	1	GROUND STATIONS	RAWINSONDES	2020-01-01 to 2023-03-01	N: 48.5747 S: 27.6953 E: -68.0036 W: -98.4233		netCDF-4
NS001 TMS Extracted Data (FIFE)	1	C-130	NS-001 TMS	1987-06-04 to 1989-08-11	N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61		multiple
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1972 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1972-01-01 to 1972-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1972-1990	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1972-01-01 to 1990-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1973 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1973-01-01 to 1973-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1974 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1974-01-01 to 1974-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1975 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1975-01-01 to 1975-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1976 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1976-01-01 to 1976-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1977 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1977-01-01 to 1977-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1978 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1978-01-01 to 1978-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1979 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1979-01-01 to 1979-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII
NWS Daily Climatology Data: 1980 (SNF)	1	METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS	HYGROMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, PYRANOMETERS, THERMOMETERS	1980-01-01 to 1980-12-31	N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058		ASCII

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