About
Our Mission
Climate Explorer is a tool designed to provide easy access to meteorological data and meteorological observations produced by well-known weather services. This project does not produce any kind of data; it simply visualizes and makes accessible climatological data “as is”.
This data originates from National Meteorological Services under the recommendations of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), ensuring standardized and high-quality observations. We believe that open access to quality climate information empowers individuals, researchers, and decision-makers to better understand our planet’s changing climate system.
About the Project
This project visualizes historical and current climate observations from these authoritative sources:
- EuroMeteo – Independent interactive dashboard exploiting near real-time European meteorological observations provided by MeteoGate (WIS 2.0 / E-SOH)
- DWD OpenData – Comprehensive meteorological observations from Germany provided by Deutscher Wetterdienst
- Météo-France – Comprehensive meteorological observations from France provided by Météo-France
- JMA – Meteorological observations from Japan provided by the Japan Meteorological Agency (daily, hourly, 10-minute resolution)
- IMGW – Meteorological observations from Poland provided by the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW-PIB) (hourly, daily, monthly resolution)
- NOAA GHCNh – Global Historical Climatology Network Hourly data enabling analysis of sub-daily climate variability
- NOAA GHCNm – Global Historical Climatology Network Monthly data providing long-term climate records from weather stations worldwide
Technology Stack
The dashboards are developed using modern data science tools:
- Shiny – Interactive web applications for data exploration
- Quarto – Scientific publishing system for documentation
- MapLibre GL JS – High-performance interactive mapping capabilities
- Plotly – Dynamic data visualizations
Data Sources & Stewardship
All data presented originates from official meteorological archives:
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
- Global Historical Climatology Network
- Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW-PIB)
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
- Météo-France Open Data
- MeteoGate (EUMETNET)
We are committed to transparent data presentation and maintaining the integrity of the original observations.
Contact
For questions, suggestions, or collaboration inquiries, please use the form below.
Climate Explorer – Understanding our climate through data.