The contents and formats of meteorological station history files of Chinese and abroad are introduced. The standards of the China Meteorological Administration File Format of Meteorological Station History are analyzed and compared with the contents of the Global Climate Observation System and the National Climate Data Center of USA. The results indicate that the contents and formats of our meteorological station history files, fully using other countries' relevant files for reference, can meet not only the needs of international data exchange in sophistication and versatility, but also the needs of meteorological data analysis application.