Bulk weather forecast data retrieval for multiple locations
Visual Crossing provides the ability to retrieve up to 16 day forecasts for any world wide location based on address, zipcode/postcode or latitude and longitude. In this article we discuss how to retrieve the full weather forecast for multiple locations in a single request. This makes it easy to import weather forecast information for many …
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How do I find the best long range Weather Forecast?
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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Using Historical Weather Data to Investigate the Climate Change impact on Hurricane Barry
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 …
Announcing Real-Time Historical Weather Data Using the MADIS Observational Weather Database
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 …
Historical Weather Data for Everyone
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 …
How We Process the NOAA Integrated Surface Database Historical Weather Data
We use a lot of sources for our weather data. One of the richest sources of historical weather data is the Integrated Surface Database (ISD) from NOAA. The amount of data available is impressive. Hourly or sub-hourly weather records for 1000s of weather stations that are, in some cases, over 100 years old. However obtaining and manipulating …
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Using Microsoft Excel to Analyze Gardening Weather – Part 3, Growing Degree Days
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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Where can I find historical wind data?
Learn how to find historical wind data for any location using a weather data service such as Visual Crossing Weather. Start analyzing wind patterns & trends!
Calculating chill hours for fruit plants and trees
Many fruit plants and trees do not produce an optimal crop unless they experience a dormant period with lower temperatures. These dormant periods help the plant rest during the winter period. They also may regulate the plant’s development including the budding time. Unlike a plant hardiness zone, which indicate the coldest temperatures that a plant …
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Did it rain on a date?
It is often useful to know weather or not it rained on a specific date in the past at a location. And beyond that, it can be important to know how much rain fell. What is a downpour or just a trace? This article will show you how to get the answer to your question …