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Many times we find ourselves needing a weather forecast beyond the next couple of days. Maybe you are planning an outdoor party, trip or hoping for a snow day! What is the best way to determine the likely weather for a date further out than the reliable weather forecast? Try our free weather forecast tools …
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Google Ads and other online advertising has become essential to every business. While it is obvious that every business needs to advertise online, business that have no online sales ability still find it valuable to reach out to potential customers while they are browsing the internet. Even businesses that are very local in their reach …
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Use case: Manage the displays and local advertising for a chain of shoe stores based on weather forecasts. Ever since the inception of the retail trade, retailers have been using visual marketing techniques such as window displays, shelf layout and end-caps to entice customers. Intelligently managed product displays can attract customers into the store and …
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As we near the end of the 2019 hurricane season, we look back on Hurricane Barry. As the first hurricane of the season, Hurricane Barry, was a relatively small storm and not nearly as impactful as some that came later. However, understanding it can give us a better understanding of the short-term and long-term impacts …
We are pleased to announce that the Visual Crossing Weather History Database now includes real-time weather observations. You can now get up-to-the-minute weather history data including temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity and heat index if you are using the Weather API, downloading historical weather data or using reports and dashboards. MADIS observation weather database The MADIS data feed is the primary source …
In this guest blog, Wedding Planner Falade Kunle Tom describes how to incorporate historical weather information into your wedding planning It’s over 5 years now that I have been handling events for various clients, especially wedding events. From experience, it is easy to have control over a number of things that include the guest list, …
The Summer might may be drawing to a close but there is still time to squeeze in a vacation before the weather turns colder and it is more suitable for skiing than sunbathing outside. Planning a fall vacation can be extremely rewarding but one of the most important questions that arises typically is, “Can you …
The Historical Weather Data Dashboard provides a simple way to view historical weather observations. The dashboard gives easy access to a deep history of weather records around them. The data is presented in dashboard form to give you the most optimal weather data consumption available in the business world today. If you then need to …
Historical rainfall data is easy to obtain from various sources, but the best options differ depending upon your needs. Below, we’ll help sort through the options to find the easiest and best way to obtain historical rainfall data for your project. Single Location and Single Date If you need historical rainfall data for only a …
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PART 3 – CREATE A GROWING DEGREE DAYS CALCULATOR USING HISTORICAL AND FORECAST WEATHER DATA Download the free Degree Day Excel workbook (no add-in required) Learn more In our previous gardening weather blog, we have learned how to use Microsoft Excel to analyze the historical and forecast weather data of a location. We can now identify the …
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