KML files 

Click on the links below to download the different Google Earth KML files in zip file format.

You will need to have Google Earth installed on your PC first so before you download the zipped KML files, first click on the link below to download and install Google Earth. I promise it'll be well worth the effort.

After you've downloaded and saved them to your PC and rename them from .zip to .kmz as Google Earth will then be able to load them directly.

http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html

The legend for the coloured dots within the Google Earth KML files is shown in the following image

Note that all stations coloured with white dots in the KML files below entitled '...with white dots.' are stations that have less than 50 years of data available during the 1880 to 2010 period in other words they are 'short lived' stations that more often than not do not have any data prior to 1950.

The NCDC GHCN V2 1880 to 2010 period KML file with no white dots.

The NCDC GHCN V2 1880 to 2010 period KML file with white dots.

The NCDC GHCN V3 beta 1880 to 2010 period KML file with no white dots.

The NCDC GHCN V3 beta 1880 to 2010 period KML file with white dots.