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name hourly
original name hourly
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name data
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description Historical hourly weather data from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) (details)
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parameters

name original name description unit type unit constraints
humidity relative_humidity Relative humidity is calculated from air (dry bulb) temperature and dewpoint temperature (whole percent) fraction % >=0,<=100
precipitation_height precipitation total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) for past hour; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_3h precipitation_3_hour 3-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_6h precipitation_6_hour 6-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_9h precipitation_9_hour 9-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_12h precipitation_12_hour 12-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_15h precipitation_15_hour 15-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_18h precipitation_18_hour 18-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_21h precipitation_21_hour 21-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
precipitation_height_last_24h precipitation_24_hour 24-hour total liquid precipitation (rain or melted snow) accumulation from FM12/SYNOP reports; a “T” in the measurement code column indicates a trace amount of precipitation (millimeters) precipitation mm >=0
pressure_air_sea_level sea_level_pressure Sea level pressure (hectopascals) pressure hPa >=0
pressure_air_site station_level_pressure Station pressure (hectopascals) pressure hPa >=0
pressure_air_site_delta_last_3h pressure_3hr_change 3-hour pressure change (hectopascals) pressure hPa >=0
pressure_air_site_reduced altimeter Reduced pressure (hectopascals) pressure hPa >=0
snow_depth snow_depth depth of snowpack on the ground (centimeters/m) length_short cm >=0
temperature_air_mean_2m temperature 2 meter (circa) Above Ground Level Air (dry bulb) Temperature (⁰C to tenths) temperature °C -
temperature_dew_point_mean_2m dew_point_temperature Dew Point Temperature (⁰C to tenths) temperature °C -
temperature_wet_mean_2m wet_bulb_temperature Wet bulb temperature (⁰C to tenths) temperature °C -
visibility_range visibility horizontal distance at which an object can be seen and identified (kilometers) length_medium km >=0
wind_direction wind_direction Wind direction from true north using compass directions (e.g. 360=true north, 180=south, 270=west, etc.). Note: A direction of “000” is given for calm winds. (whole degrees) angle ° >=0,<=360
wind_gust_max wind_gust Peak short duration (usually < 20 seconds) wind speed (meters per second) that exceeds the wind_speed average speed m/s >=0
wind_speed wind_speed Wind speed (meters per second) speed m/s >=0