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At its core weather data comes as the result of observing and recording the physical environment around us and around the world. Weather itself is a natural phenomenon that occurs due to various natural cycles on earth such as solar heating, ocean currents, and the chemical composition of our environment. Weather data, then, is just …
Filter and Alert on Large Volumes of Weather Forecast Data. The Weather Alert Workbook is designed for the end-user who wants to query a large number of site forecasts and be alerted to exceptional weather conditions at those locations. It is a free Excel Workbook for all of our users to download and use and/or …
The Visual Crossing Weather Data Service enables users anywhere to load weather data into Excel, Google Sheets, Relational Databases, Business Intelligence Tools and more. We recently released a downloadable Weather Workbook that allows users to query weather data directly into Excel. In this blog we will show you the Multi-Site Forecast Workbook which is a …
In this article, we are going to import weather data into a MySQL database. In addition to setting up the database tables, we will demonstrate techniques to import both historical weather data and weather forecast data. We will include the ways to retrieve the weather data and how to set up a script so the …
The use of weather data in data science is hugely varied and there are applications in all applied verticals. However at the heart of all data science projects are accurate, trustworthy weather datasets. In this article, we’ll explain the types of weather data available for data science, how to get them, how to make sure …
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Degree Days are a way to help determine how much warmth or cold there has been, typically over a season such as winter, summer or a plant’s growing season. Degree Days are used to determine a building’s typical heating or cooling requirements over a season. They are used in agriculture, farming and gardening to plan …
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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 …