For several decades one source of global SYNOP, METAR and upper air
data has been Florida State University. Suddenly, a few days ago, the
relevant pages disappeared from their site. Enquiries have produced the
following rather terse response:

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Hello,
We have taken down the raw data from our website due it being over
harvested which was impacting the function of our web server. At this
time no decision has been made if this service will return or under
what kind of access policy.

Edward Peirce
EOAS IT manager
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It looks as though that one has gone.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr

On Wednesday, 14 February 2018 14:26:10 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
For several decades one source of global SYNOP, METAR and upper air
data has been Florida State University. Suddenly, a few days ago, the
relevant pages disappeared from their site. Enquiries have produced the
following rather terse response:

---------------------------------------
Hello,
We have taken down the raw data from our website due it being over
harvested which was impacting the function of our web server. At this
time no decision has been made if this service will return or under
what kind of access policy.

Edward Peirce
EOAS IT manager
---------------------------------------

It looks as though that one has gone.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr

I wonder if they have taken it down because it was too popular?
Or if it was being hacked and it will reappear soon.

On Wednesday, 14 February 2018 23:51:57 UTC, Alastair wrote:
On Wednesday, 14 February 2018 14:26:10 UTC, Norman Lynagh wrote:
For several decades one source of global SYNOP, METAR and upper air
data has been Florida State University. Suddenly, a few days ago, the
relevant pages disappeared from their site. Enquiries have produced the
following rather terse response:

---------------------------------------
Hello,
We have taken down the raw data from our website due it being over
harvested which was impacting the function of our web server. At this
time no decision has been made if this service will return or under
what kind of access policy.

Edward Peirce
EOAS IT manager
---------------------------------------

It looks as though that one has gone.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
Twitter: @TideswellWeathr

I wonder if they have taken it down because it was too popular?
Or if it was being hacked and it will reappear soon.

It sounds to me like it was screwing up their bandwidth on the internet as it was being accessed so much. I assume you know of other sources?

Keith (Southend)