Q:  Where are the monthly NAO data in columnar table format?

A:  Monthly NAO data from Jan 1950 to Dec 2001 can be found here:

http://ingrid.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.NOAA/.NCEP/.CPC/.Indices/.NHTI/.NAO/

If you click on "Tables" in the table at the top of the page, you can then choose "columnar table".

-- Michael Bell