How to use historical weather data to forecast the weather for any day of the year.
When we need to know what will happen with the weather in the next couple of weeks, we can turn to the traditional weather forecast. The standard weather forecasts are based around computer models that simulate what will happen with the weather over the next few weeks. But what happens when you aren’t interested in the next …
Getting Started With Weather Data Services
Weather Data Services provides an easy way to access weather forecast data, historical weather observation data and historical summary data. The data is accessible in three ways – directly in the browser, as a data download or as a Restful API link. We will show you how to build the query in your browser and how …
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How can I load historical weather data into Microsoft Power BI?
In this article, I’m going to show you how to easily load historical weather data for any worldwide location into Microsoft Power BI for further analysis. We’ll walk through the process step-by-step showing you how to construct the query in Visual Crossing Weather web interface and then use the query URL to import the weather …
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How to Find Weather Data for your Next Data Science Project
The use of weather data in data science is hugely varied and there are applications in all applied verticals. However at the heart of all data science projects are accurate, trustworthy weather datasets. In this article, we’ll explain the types of weather data available for data science, how to get them, how to make sure …
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How can I load historical weather data into Google Sheets?
In this article, I’m going to show you how to easily load historical weather data into Google sheets. We’ll walk through the process step-by-step showing you how to construct the query in Visual Crossing Weather and then use the query URL to import the weather results into Google Sheets. Also see our companion article that …
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Will the weather be nice on my vacation?
The Summer might may be drawing to a close but there is still time to squeeze in a vacation before the weather turns colder and it is more suitable for skiing than sunbathing outside. Planning a fall vacation can be extremely rewarding but one of the most important questions that arises typically is, “Can you …
Using Microsoft Excel to Analyze Gardening Weather and Climate – Part 1
PART 1 – CREATING AN HISTORICAL WEATHER DASHBOARD It’s hard to think of an activity that depends on the weather and climate more than gardening. How cold does my location get? When is the last frost date? Is it too hot for this kind of plant? Do I need to water, or will it rain …
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Weather Data in Microsoft Excel
Does weather affect my business? This seems like a simple question but as many of us have quickly learned, it is not a simple task. I have performance data for a set of stores and I am pretty certain that weather has been affecting my business, but I need create an analytical sheet to be …
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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Where can I find historical humidity data?
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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