NCEI MCP

---
name: ncei-mcp
category: geospatial-imagery
cost: free
api_key_required: yes
repo: https://github.com/Shubham-Saboo/NCEI-MCP-Server
paired_skills: ["chronolocation-from-image", "shadow-corroboration-geolocation", "suncalc-and-shadow-corroboration"]
capabilities: ["historical-weather", "climate-data", "chronolocation"]
---

# NCEI MCP — NOAA Climate Data Online, US-focused historical weather

Queries NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Climate Data Online API. US-focused with higher precision than the global Open-Meteo sources used by 035.

## Install

```
pip install ncei-mcp-server
```

## Configuration

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ncei": {
      "command": "ncei-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "NOAA_API_KEY": "YOUR_NOAA_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Get a free NOAA token instantly at ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/token.

## What it adds

Higher-precision US historical weather data from official NOAA station records. Use for US-based chronolocation work where Open-Meteo's gridded model data (035) may lack station-level precision. Also provides official records suitable for court submissions.

**Note:** 035 (Weather MCP) covers global locations and requires no API key. Install this one (036) in addition to 035 when you need station-level precision for US locations or court-quality citations.

## Pairs with skills

- 014 `chronolocation-from-image`
- 015 `shadow-corroboration-geolocation`
- 420 `suncalc-and-shadow-corroboration`

## Cost

Free. NOAA API token is free and issued instantly.