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Use NOAA NCEI with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access historical weather and climate data from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archive.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 10 capabilities

The complete NOAA NCEI capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with NOAA NCEI.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through NOAA NCEI.

  1. 01

    List datatypes

    List specific types of data (e.g., TAVG, PRCP)

  2. 02

    Get data

    Annual/Monthly data limited to 10-year range; other data limited to 1-year range. Fetch actual observations and ancillary attributes

  3. 03

    Get service data

    Access subset data in multiple formats

  4. 04

    List datacategories

    List general types of data used to group similar data types

Capability set02 / 03

05-07

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through NOAA NCEI.

  1. 05

    List datasets

    G., Daily Summaries, Global Summary of the Month). Find information about available NCEI datasets

  2. 06

    List locationcategories

    List groupings of similar locations (e.g., Countries, States)

  3. 07

    List locations

    List geopolitical entities or bounding areas

Capability set03 / 03

08-10

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through NOAA NCEI.

  1. 08

    List stations

    List weather observing platforms

  2. 09

    Search data

    Discover data based on temporal and spatial parameters

  3. 10

    Search datasets

    Discover datasets based on temporal and spatial parameters

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NOAA NCEI is checked daily against the live service.

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14-day trend
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Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 10 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of NOAA NCEI, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with NOAA NCEI. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

NOAA NCEI Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_MEucgnUFNmRS1x1NTzvmjMerfCGpaj5d0pcryzs5/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — NOAA NCEI capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ncei-climate-data-online-noaa-archive-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_MEucgnUFNmRS1x1NTzvmjMerfCGpaj5d0pcryzs5/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions NOAA NCEI owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I find the specific ID for a weather station in a certain city?

    You can use the list_stations capability and provide a locationid. To find the correct location ID first, use the list_locations capability to search by city or state name.

  • 02

    What is the difference between a Data Category and a Data Type?

    Data Categories (retrieved via list_datacategories) are broad groups like 'Temperature' or 'Precipitation'. Data Types (retrieved via list_datatypes) are specific codes like 'TMAX' (Maximum temperature) or 'PRCP' (Precipitation amount).

  • 03

    Can I see what datasets are available for a specific date range?

    Yes, the list_datasets capability accepts startdate and enddate parameters. This allows you to filter the archive for datasets that have coverage during your period of interest.

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