National Climactic Data Center (NCDC)

NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC is a part of NOAA. The Center, which produces numerous climate publications and responds to requests from all over the world, provides historical perspectives on climate which are vital to studies on global climate change, the greenhouse effect, and other environmental issues. The Center stores information essential to industry, agriculture, science, agriculture, hydrology, transportation, recreation, and engineering. This information can mean tens of millions of dollars to concerned parties. The NCDC is now the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, (NCEI)