https://github.com/meteostat/weather-stations

A list of public weather stations everyone can edit and share.
https://github.com/meteostat/weather-stations

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A list of public weather stations everyone can edit and share.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/meteostat/weather-stations
• Owner: meteostat
• Created: 2019-07-25T13:25:56.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-14T03:17:57.000Z (7 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-14T04:18:50.278Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: climate, data-science, json, meteostat, weather, weather-stations
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://dev.meteostat.net
• Size: 53.4 MB
• Stars: 53
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 16
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml

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README

        
# Weather Stations

A weather station is a location where meteorological data is measured. Most countries operate public weather station networks in order to monitor weather and climate. This repository provides a list of public weather stations everyone can contribute to. The data is maintained by [Meteostat](https://meteostat.net).

You can download the list of weather stations, including Meteostat inventory data, in JSON format:

* [**Full dump**](https://bulk.meteostat.net/v2/stations/full.json.gz) with all weather stations

* [**Lite dump**](https://bulk.meteostat.net/v2/stations/lite.json.gz) with active weather stations only

Additional information about the Meteostat bulk data interface is available in the [documentation](https://dev.meteostat.net/bulk).

## Data Structure

The `stations` directory contains one JSON file per weather station. The files are named after the station's Meteostat ID and hold one JSON object which describes the respective weather station.

### Properties

Each weather station must provide the following properties. Missing values are defined as `null`. The following properties are mandatory and must be present in a station file. Additional properties, like all entries under `identifiers`, are optional and should only be included if set.

* `id`: Meteostat ID (_String_)

* `name`: Name in different languages (_Object_)

* `country`: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, e.g. CA for Canada (_String_)

* `region`: ISO 3166-2 state or region code, e.g. TX for Texas (_String_)

* `identifiers`: Identifiers (_Object_)

* `location`: Geographic location (_Object_)

    * `latitude`: Latitude (_Float_)

    * `longitude`: Longitude (_Float_)

    * `elevation`: Elevation in meters (_Integer_)

* `timezone`: Time zone (_String_)

## Formatting

* All files in the `stations` directory are named after the station's Meteostat ID.

* Names of weather stations are capitalized.

* Use short and descriptive names for a weather station.

* Many weather stations are located at aerodromes. When naming weather stations please refer to aerodromes, which involve air cargo or passengers, as *airports* and use the term *airfield* if they don't.

## Contributing

If you want to add a new weather station, update some information or correct an error, please either correct/update the affected file(s) & create a pull request or fill an issue & describe your concern. We will review each request and update the list accordingly. Once your changes are merged into the `master` branch they will be visible in all Meteostat products within a few days.

## Data License

The list of weather stations is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode).