hourly

metadata

property	value
name	hourly
original name	hourly
url	here

datasets

data

metadata

property	value
name	data
original name	data
description	Hourly weather reports of the last day, for the stations DWD forecasts for.
access	here

parameters

name	original name	description	unit
cloud_cover_total	cloud_cover_total	Fraction of the sky covered by cloud of any kind.	%
cloud_height_layer1	height_of_base_of_lowest_cloud_above_station	Height above the station of the base of the lowest cloud.	m
evapotranspiration_last_24h	evaporation/evapotranspiration_last_24_hours	Evaporation and evapotranspiration in the preceding 24 hours.	mm
humidity_relative	relative_humidity	Relative humidity of the air.	%
precipitation_amount_last_1h	precipitation_amount_last_hour	Precipitation collected in the preceding hour.	mm
precipitation_amount_last_3h	precipitation_amount_last_3_hours	Precipitation collected in the preceding 3 hours.	mm
precipitation_amount_last_6h	precipitation_amount_last_6_hours	Precipitation collected in the preceding 6 hours.	mm
precipitation_amount_last_12h	precipitation_last_12_hours	Precipitation collected in the preceding 12 hours.	mm
precipitation_amount_last_24h	precipitation_amount_last_24_hours	Precipitation collected in the preceding 24 hours.	mm
pressure_air_sea_level	pressure_reduced_to_mean_sea_level	Air pressure reduced to mean sea level.	hPa
radiation_global_intensity	global_radiation_last_hour	Global irradiance in the preceding hour.	W/m²
radiation_sky_short_wave_diffuse_intensity	diffuse_solar_radiation_last_hour	Diffuse short-wave irradiance in the preceding hour.	W/m²
radiation_sky_short_wave_direct_intensity	direct_solar_radiation_last_hour	Direct short-wave irradiance in the preceding hour.	W/m²
snow_depth	total_snow_depth	Depth of the snow lying on the ground.	cm
snow_depth_new	depth_of_new_snow	Depth of the snow that fell since the previous observation.	cm
sunshine_duration	total_time_of_sunshine_during_last_hour	Length of time the sun shone in the preceding hour.	min
sunshine_duration_yesterday	total_time_of_sunshine_past_day	Length of time the sun shone on the previous day.	h
temperature_air_2m	dry_bulb_temperature_at_2_meter_above_ground	Air temperature at 2 m above ground.	°C
temperature_air_0_05m	temperature_at_5_cm_above_ground	Air temperature at 5 cm above ground.	°C
temperature_air_max_2m_last_12h	maximum_temperature_last_12_hours_2_meters_above_ground	Maximum air temperature at 2 m above ground in the preceding 12 hours.	°C
temperature_air_min_2m_last_12h	minimum_temperature_last_12_hours_2_meters_above_ground	Minimum air temperature at 2 m above ground in the preceding 12 hours.	°C
temperature_air_min_0_05m_last_12h	minimum_temperature_last_12_hours_5_cm_above_ground	Minimum air temperature at 5 cm above ground in the preceding 12 hours.	°C
temperature_air_mean_2m_yesterday	daily_mean_of_temperature_previous_day	Mean air temperature at 2 m above ground on the previous day.	°C
temperature_air_max_2m_yesterday	maximum_of_temperature_for_previous_day	Maximum air temperature at 2 m above ground on the previous day.	°C
temperature_air_min_2m_yesterday	minimum_of_temperature_for_previous_day	Minimum air temperature at 2 m above ground on the previous day.	°C
temperature_air_min_0_05m_yesterday	minimum_of_temperature_at_5_cm_above_ground_for_previous_day	Minimum air temperature at 5 cm above ground on the previous day.	°C
temperature_dew_point_2m	dew_point_temperature_at_2_meter_above_ground	Dew point temperature at 2 m above ground.	°C
temperature_water	sea/water_temperature	Temperature of the sea or lake water at the station.	°C
visibility	horizontal_visibility	Horizontal distance at which an object can still be made out.	km
weather	present_weather	Coded present weather at the time of observation, on DWD’s 1..31 scale.	-
weather_past	past_weather_1	Coded past weather of a synoptic report (BUFR 0 20 004: 0 to 9 of WMO code table 4561 for a manned station, 10 to 19 for an automatic one), over the 6 hours before the reports of 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC and the 3 hours before those of 03, 09, 15 and 21 UTC.	-
weather_secondary_past	past_weather_2	Second coded past weather of a synoptic report, where two kinds of weather occurred (BUFR 0 20 005, coded as weather_past is), over the same hours: the 6 hours before the reports of 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC and the 3 hours before those of 03, 09, 15 and 21 UTC.	-
wind_direction_last_10min	mean_wind_direction_during_last_10 min_at_10_meters_above_ground	Mean wind direction over the last 10 minutes, at 10 m above ground. The source’s 0 (a calm or variable wind) is null.	°
wind_speed_last_10min	mean_wind_speed_during last_10_min_at_10_meters_above_ground	Mean wind speed over the last 10 minutes, at 10 m above ground.	km/h
wind_speed_rolling_mean_max	maximum_wind_speed_as_10_minutes_mean_during_last_hour	Highest 10-minute mean wind speed in the preceding hour.	km/h
wind_speed_rolling_mean_max_last_6h	maximum_of_10_minutes_mean_of_wind_speed_for_previous_day	Highest 10-minute mean wind speed in the 6 hours up to the stamp. DWD names the column “previous day”, but it is carried at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC and is the maximum of the 6 hourly values up to the stamp.	km/h
wind_gust_max_last_1h	maximum_wind_speed_last_hour	Strongest gust in the preceding hour.	km/h
wind_gust_max_last_6h	maximum_wind_speed_during_last_6_hours	Strongest gust in the preceding 6 hours.	km/h
wind_gust_max_yesterday	maximum_wind_speed_for_previous_day	Strongest gust on the previous day.	km/h