USCRN Data Download

Backend Documentation exists for those that wish to script against this service.

Automation Example with Curl

This command and URL should replicate your current form selections:

curl 'https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/request/uscrn.py?network=USCRN&year1=2025&month1=1&day1=1&hour1=0&minute1=0&year2=2025&month2=8&day2=13&hour2=0&minute2=0&what=txt&delim=comma' -o changeme.txt

1. Select Station(s):

Station Metadata

USCRN Station Selector


Available: 0 stations
Selected: 0 stations

Online stations with current data
Offline stations or no recent data

2. Select Start/End Time:

YearMonthDay Hour
Start:
End:

3. How to download/view?

3a. Data Delimitation:

If you selected 'Delimited Text File' above, how do you want the values separated in the downloaded file?

6. Submit Form:

Returned data columns:

utc_valid - Observation timestamp in UTC
station - Station identifier
tmpc - Air Temperature [C]
precip_mm - Precipitation [mm]
srad - Solar Radiation [Wm2]
srad_flag - Flag
skinc
skinc_flag
skinc_type
rh
rh_flag
vsm5
soilc5
wetness
wetness_flag
wind_mps
wind_mps_flag

Frequently Asked Questions: