What was the temperature on a date?
It is often useful to know what the temperature was on a specific date in the past at a location. This article will show you how to get the answer to your question in just a few seconds. There are several easy ways to do this, and we’ll start with the most simple. Using the …
Where can I find historical precipitation data?
Historical precipitation data is an important weather measure that is very useful for many types of personal analyses and business use cases. Whether you are looking for precipitation data to plan a trip, schedule a conference, or optimize agriculture, a weather data service such as Visual Crossing Weather can provide precipitation data easily using global …
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Where can I find historical temperature data?
Historical temperature data is one of the most requested weather measures. Whether you are looking for temperature trends for your neighborhood, seasonal temperature changes to manage an outdoor business, or the exact temperature at the time and date of a specific event, a weather data service such as Visual Crossing Weather can provide temperature data …
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Comparing the Visual Crossing Pricing Options to Dark Sky
As you already know, Dark Sky has announced that it is ending its popular weather query API service soon. We’ve already written multiple articles explaining the benefits and details of converting your app or webpage to the Visual Crossing Weather API. In this article, we will compare the pricing models of the two services. Specifically, …
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How does the wind blow?
In our previous article, we discussed how the sun powers the weather around us. By heating the Earth, the energy from the sun, radiates across space and is absorbed by the Earth. The energy of the earth is raised as therefore so is the temperature. In this article, we will discuss how this energy powers the …
Degree Day Calculator for Microsoft Excel
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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Where can I find historical rainfall data?
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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How to view usage details of your account
To analyze and manage your API usage it can be helpful to have a quick and basic overview of the usage. 1. Open the Visual Crossing Weather Data Services page. 2. Log in to your account using the email account associated with the subscription you would like to cancel. 3. Hit the ‘Account’ button 4. …
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How to include sunrise, sunset, moon phase, moonrise and moonset data into your API requests
In addition to providing historical weather observations and weather forecast data, the Weather API also provides astronomical information. This astronomical information includes sunset, sunrise and moon phase data. Why is astronomical information useful? Sunset, sunrise and moon information goes hand-in-hand with weather data in many use cases. The information can help answer some basic questions: …
How to obtain solar radiation data?
We offer solar radiation data in both our 15-day forecast and historical observations datasets as well as a solar component dataset in our Advanced Energy package. Both can be included in Weather API requests, viewed directly in the browser or downloaded as a CSV or Microsoft Excel format file. This document focuses on the general …