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The Timeline Weather API is the simplest and most powerful way to retrieve weather data. You can request data over any time window including windows that span the past, present, and future. The API will take care of the combining historical observations, current 15-day forecasts, and statistical weather forecasts to create a single, consolidated dataset …
While it is very easy to load weather data into Google Sheets via CSV, loading JSON can seem a bit more challenging. However, for the savvy Google Sheets user, loading JSON weather data from the Visual Crossing Timeline Weather API is almost as easy as using CSV and offers additional benefit and functionality that CSV …
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If you are running, or submitting an entry to, a hackathon, you may find yourself needing a weather API to retrieve weather data. The Visual Crossing Weather API is the perfect API for hackathons as it provides free access and rich features. The Weather API offers hourly historical weather data, 16-day weather forecasts and future …
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Visual Crossing combines multiple nearby weather reports into a single hourly report. This is done through interpolation which is a powerful feature of the Visual Crossing system for locations that are not near a major reporting station, or where the geography is such that it can create temperatures changes in a short distance. This feature …
In this article we are going to demonstrate how to import data from a RESTful Weather API. This API returns JSON-based data into Microsoft Excel. We are also going to explain how to create a loop within our script so that we can call the API multiple times for multiple locations and create a combined …
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A weather API is an Application Programming Interface that allows weather data to be queried from scripts and code. Good weather APIs provide both historical weather data and forecast data via an easy-to-use, well-defined programming interface. The best APIs have dozens of weather measures, near-real-time current conditions reporting, and decades of worldwide historical weather reports. …
Finding weather data on the internet is easy. While finding historical weather data is a little more difficult, there are various places to find data including free consumer sites, government data feeds, and commercial services and APIs. However, the easiest data sources to find tend to be the hardest to use and the least complete. …
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Historical heat index and wind chill data are very important “feels like” weather measures for use in measuring the comfort level of people and animals outdoors. Whether you are using these metrics to plan events, predict attendance levels, or plan heating and cooling for large groups or your personal outdoor activities, a weather data service …
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Weather information plays an important role in a lot of your daily tasks. Having the forecast and the conditions of the past days on your fingertips helps you to successfully manage your tasks. In combination with evernote you will have the necessary information where and whenever you need it. This tutorial will show how to …
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When you are exploring historical weather data for business and personal use, it is important to know what weather measures are available. In this article we’ll provide a overview of the available weather metrics (also known as weather variables and weather parameters) grouped by theme. In addition, we’ll supply links to more detailed information where …
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