Download historical observed and analyzed gridded weather data as NetCDF files. This endpoint provides gridded data from ECMWF analyses and ERA5 reanalysis at 0.25° resolution.
Analysis data is available with less than 12 hours of latency at 6-hourly temporal resolution. ERA5 reanalysis data is available with approximately 6.5 days of latency at hourly resolution.
| Source | Description | Latency | Temporal Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecmwf_det_anl | ECMWF deterministic analysis | <12 hours | 6-hourly |
| ecmwf_ens_anl | ECMWF ensemble analysis | <12 hours | 6-hourly |
| era5 | ERA5 reanalysis | ~6.5 days | hourly |
| Name | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| source Required | Data source. See above. | string |
| time Required | Time to retrieve data for. | YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ |
| variable Required | Variable to download. See below. | string |
| Variable | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| temperature_2m | 2m temperature | K |
| dewpoint_2m | 2m dewpoint temperature | K |
| wind_u_100m | 100m u-component of wind | m/s |
| wind_v_100m | 100m v-component of wind | m/s |
| total_precipitation | Total precipitation | mm |
| pressure_msl | Mean sea level pressure | hPa |
Returns a netCDF (.nc) file containing gridded data for the specified variable at 0.25° resolution (720 x 1440 grid).