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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 …

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n 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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Precipitation Coverage is a metric commonly encountered in weather data yet its meaning is often misunderstood. In this post I will discuss the differences and similarities between Precipitation and Precipitation Coverage, and how to gain significant additional value from using Precipitation Coverage in your own analysis. Precipitation Before discussing Precipitation Coverage, it is important to …

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One of the most common stumbling blocks for people beginning to work with weather data from around the internet and around the world is the myriad of units that you encounter. Often times different data sources use different units for the same weather metric, and you will need to homogenize them if you want to …

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Does the number of people who visit Mount Rushmore depend on the weather? In this blog I investigate the correlation between the daily Mount Rushmore visitor counts and the weather that occurred on those days. I was in the process of considering a trip to visit Mount Rushmore, and being a data guy, I decided …

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