How Far Back Records Go Screensaver
The How Far Back Records Go screensaver shows climate datasets held by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, key-less. The start dates are the point: the Global Historical Climatology Network reaches back to 1880 daily and 1750 hourly, and a climate archive is only as useful as its baseline is long, so the span in years is drawn beside each one. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the How Far Back Records Go screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Climate datasets held by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, key-less. The start dates are the point: the Global Historical Climatology Network reaches back to 1880 daily and 1750 hourly, and a climate archive is only as useful as its baseline is long, so the span in years is drawn beside each one.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Climate datasets held by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, key-less. The start dates are the point: the Global Historical Climatology Network reaches back to 1880 daily and 1750 hourly, and a climate archive is only as useful as its baseline is long, so the span in years is drawn beside each one.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.