Devastating Malaysia Floods: Worst Affected Areas and Impact on Communities
After days of rain caused flooding that affected thousands and claimed the lives of at least four people. Over the past day, the flood situation in Peninsular Malaysia has become direr. Over 30,000 people from the states of Johor, Pahang, Malacca, and Negeri Sembilan have fled to emergency shelters, according to the country’s disaster officials. …
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California’s Record-Breaking Snow And Rain
California has experienced a mix of storms and snowfall for the past few days, flooding some towns and snowing at higher altitudes. Wind gusts and freezing temperatures have been reported in certain areas, creating dangerous conditions across the state. The Associated Press reported flash flooding in Ventura County early Saturday morning after over 7 inches …
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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 …
Where can I find historical cloud and visibility data?
Historical cloud cover and visibility data are useful weather measures that are needed in various transportation, business, and recreational activities. Whether you are looking for cloud data to analyze solar panel performance, manage air travel, or determine the best places and nights for stargazing, a weather data service such as Visual Crossing Weather can provide …
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How to create annual or monthly climate summaries and normals for a location
NOTE This Article refers to the legacy query interface. if you are already logged in , you can access the legacy page by clicking the link to the ‘legacy version’ as shown in the screenshot below Overview This article describes how to create annual, monthly and daily climate summaries for any location in the world …
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How can I replace the Dark Sky API?
Visual Crossing Weather is the perfect alternative to the Dark Sky API. We not only have a superior weather API solution, but we can help you migrate your application to our API before Dark Sky turns off its API.
Hurricane Ida Rainfall – Science or Media Exaggeration?
Hurricane Ida intensified late in August and made landfall west of New Orleans as a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150mph. With it brought a tremendous amount of damaging winds and rain. Over the next few days it went through the middle of the United States from Louisiana, Mississippi, and all the way …
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7-Day Forecast
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 …
Where can I find historical heat index and wind chill data?
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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