[R] Download daily weather data

[Thomas Levine]

I'm writing a program that will tell me whether I should wear a coat,
so I'd like to be able to download daily weather forecasts and daily
reports of recent past weather conditions.

The NOAA has very promising tabular forecasts
(http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Ithaca&state=NY&site=BGM&textField1=42.4422&textField2=-76.5002&e=0&FcstType=digital),
but I can't figure out how to import them.

Someone must have needed to do this before. Suggestions?

Thomas Levine!