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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Visual Crossing Weather Data

This article combines multiple frequently asked questions into a single document. Account Questions How do I sign up for an account? To sign up for an account for weather data or weather API access, please visit https://www.visualcrossing.com/weather/weather-data-services On this page, hit ‘Sign up’. You will be prompted for your email (which will be used as your …

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How to Import Weather Forecast Data and Historical Weather Data into a MySQL Database

In this article, we are going to import weather data into a MySQL database. In addition to setting up the database tables, we will demonstrate techniques to import both historical weather data and weather forecast data. We will include the ways to retrieve the weather data and how to set up a script so the …

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How can I find historical weather data for analysis in R?

In this article, I’m going to show you how to easily load historical weather data into your R analysis.  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 history results using R Studio. Also see our companion …

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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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Bulk weather forecast data retrieval for multiple locations

Visual Crossing provides the ability to retrieve up to 16 day forecasts for any world wide location based on address, zipcode/postcode or latitude and longitude. In this article we discuss how to retrieve the full weather forecast for multiple locations in a single request. This makes it easy to import weather forecast information for many …

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