error downloading data using ncdc function

[SaraAV]

I am using ncdc function to download rainfall data for one station

start_date <- "1895-01-01"
end_date <- "1895-12-31"
datatype <- "PRCP"
siteNumber <- "GHCND:USC00023498"
data <- ncdc(datasetid='GHCND', stationid=siteNumber[j], datatypeid=datatype, startdate = start_date, enddate = end_date)$data

I have checked and this station has data until 1895-07-31, but the output is only until 1895-01-25:

> dput(data)
structure(list(date = c("1895-01-01T00:00:00", "1895-01-02T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-03T00:00:00", "1895-01-04T00:00:00", "1895-01-05T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-06T00:00:00", "1895-01-07T00:00:00", "1895-01-08T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-09T00:00:00", "1895-01-10T00:00:00", "1895-01-11T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-12T00:00:00", "1895-01-13T00:00:00", "1895-01-14T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-15T00:00:00", "1895-01-16T00:00:00", "1895-01-17T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-18T00:00:00", "1895-01-19T00:00:00", "1895-01-20T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-21T00:00:00", "1895-01-22T00:00:00", "1895-01-23T00:00:00", 
"1895-01-24T00:00:00", "1895-01-25T00:00:00"), datatype = c("PRCP", 
"PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", 
"PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", 
"PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP", "PRCP"
), station = c("GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", "GHCND:USC00023498", 
"GHCND:USC00023498"), value = c(0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 28L, 56L, 
0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 0L, 94L, 76L, 102L, 0L, 0L, 137L, 0L, 
0L, 0L, 0L, 0L), fl_m = c("", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", 
"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""
), fl_q = c("", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", 
"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""), fl_so = c("0", 
"0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", 
"0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"), fl_t = c("", 
"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", 
"", "", "", "", "", "", "", "")), row.names = c(NA, -25L), class = c("tbl_df", 
"tbl", "data.frame"))

I have also tried with other years and I have the same issue, only data for the first month is downloaded.

Is there any bug in the function? (I used this function on other occasions and was working properly.

[sckott]

thanks for your question @SaraAV

Try the limit parameter in ncdc() https://docs.ropensci.org/rnoaa/reference/ncdc.html#arguments

[sckott]

You can see details of pagination in the NOAA documentation https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2

[SaraAV]

Thank you sckott!

[sckott]

Did the limit parameter fix your issue?

[SaraAV]

Yes, it was an issue with the limit parameter!

[sckott]

great!