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Global Historical Climatology Network - Monthly Temperature, Version 4

Published by DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: April 12, 2026 at 09:18 PM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The GHCN-Monthly Temperature Version 4 dataset consists of monthly mean temperature (both raw and bias corrected data), monthly mean maximum, and minimum temperature. GHCN-M is the core global land surface air temperature dataset used for climate monitoring and assessment activities. GHCN-M version 4 contains monthly mean temperature for over 25,000 stations across the globe and brings consistency with temperature observations found in the GHCN-Daily dataset.

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  • NCEI Dataset Landing Page

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  • NCEI direct download for data.

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  • Global Historical Climatology Network - Monthly (GHCN-M), Version 2

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  • Global Historical Climatology Network - Monthly (GHCN-M), Version 3

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  • Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords

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  • GCOS Essential Climate Variables

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  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

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