The ghcnd_access toolbox is utilised to extract data from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN)-Daily database and change the .dly file format into a more accessible structure. The toolbox can be run in either MATLAB or open source alternative GNU Octave. A detailed User's Guide is provided with the toolbox.
Citation: Jaffrés, J.B.D. (2019) GHCN-Daily: a treasure trove of climate data awaiting discovery. Computers & Geosciences 122, 35-44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2018.07.003.