National Climatic Data Center

The United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), previously known as the National Weather Records Center (NWRC), in Asheville, North Carolina, was the world's largest active archive of weather data.

This organization was transferred to Asheville, North Carolina, in 1951, where the National Weather Records Center (NWRC).

The Center stored information essential to industry, agriculture, science, hydrology, transportation, recreation, and engineering.

Working with international institutions such as the International Council of Scientific Unions, the World Data Centers, and the World Meteorological Organization, NCDC develops standards by which data can be exchanged and made accessible.NCDC provides the historical perspective on climate.

The four World Centers (U.S., Russia, Japan and China) have created a free and open situation in which data and dialogue are exchanged.

Courtesy of: National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, February 2015.