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While weather APIs are very useful for many applications, most of them are not available for free access. Various weather sites provide free access to weather forecasts and some to historical weather reports as well via their webpage, but very few allow access to their API for free. The Visual Crossing Weather API is different …
How Do I Get a 7-day Forecast? There are many types of forecasts and many lengths of forecasts. However, as we choose from our myriad of options the one thing that is clear is that the longer the forecast, the less accurate. However the one that stands out as the most-used on a daily basis …
One of the most common questions we get is how to choose the right weather data plan. While we are pleased to offer different plan options to meet the varying needs of our customers, choosing the right plan can be confusing in some cases. In this article, we will discuss what weather data plans are …
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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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Historical humidity data is an important weather measure that is needed in various business tasks as well as being key for human comfort. Whether you are looking for humidity data to analyze moisture’s effect on a product, understand human comfort levels, or plan tasks for a building project, a weather data service such as Visual …
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Weather data plays an important role in Data Mining and machine learning . For one it enables discovery of correlations between business metrics and weather measures which then can be used to predict your business based on the weather forecast. On the other hand weather data provides great datasets to train and verify your models. …
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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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