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 …
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 …
How cold did it get in Texas?
The recent February 2021 cold weather disaster in Texas highlights the value of weather information and forecast alerts. But how cold did it get and how far was this from historical norms? Let’s take a look using a dashboard that can show us historically low temperature ranges. Here are graphs that shows bands of normal, …
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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