Glossary
admin code Administrative area code. The default is no admin code filter.
alias Alternate names that are used to account for:
- Common alternate spellings such as Saint Louis, St. Louis, and St Louis.
- Historical names such as Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon.
- Accepted alternate names such as Derry, Londonderry.
Control the inclusion of aliases in search results by setting the Alias enumeration value. Valid enumeration values are: Never, Always, and NoOfficialMatchFound. The default value is NoOfficialMatchFound.
API hostname The production/live domain root for use with all resources described on this website. For any production applications, use https://api.accuweather.com/....
API key A unique code used for identification and authorization purposes. This is the gateway for access to AccuWeather's API. Contact AccuWeather at sales@accuweather.com to receive an Enterprise API key. For a free demo key, see AccuWeather's Developer Portal
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APIdev hostname The development domain root for use with all resources described on this website. For any development applications, use https://apidev.accuweather.com/....
basin ID Identifying a basin for tropical data: North Atlantic = AL, Eastern Pacific = EP, NorthWest Pacific, = NP, SouthWestern Pacific = SP, North Indian = NI, South Indian = SI
City ID Unique ID that can be used to search for a specific location. This may also be referred to as the locationkey.
constituent country A country which makes up a part of a larger country, or federation. The United Kingdom is made of 4 constituent countries. They are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
country code Two character country code. Default is no country code filter.
CSV Comma-separated values (CSV) formatting displays endpoint response data in a list by table row, with each value separated by a comma.
depression ID The unique depression number associated with a tropical cyclone.
details A boolean (true or false) value specifies whether or not to include the full object. The default value is false. For Locations API searches, details=true will return AccuWeather-related details.
end The date indicating the end of a date range.
GMT Offset The difference in hours from GMT.
group Integer indicates the number of cities to return with the request. Current supported values are 50, 100, and 150.
IP address Internet protocol address. A numeric code that identifies a device connected to the internet.
JSON JavaScript object notation.
language A string indicating the language in which to return the resource. The default value is en-us. Click here to see a list of available language codes.
limit An integer that indicates the number of resources to return with the request. The default value is 25.
location key A unique ID that designates a specific location. Use the Locations API to search for the appropriate location key.
localization The process of translating information into different languages or adapting a product for a specific country or region. Within the API setting, this term is used to represent languages, including the localized dialects.
max An integer that specifies the total list size. This cannot exceed 100. The default value is 100.
offset Integer along with the limit determines the first resource to return. The default value is 0.
POI type Categorized points of interest.
q Used in a query string to indicate search text.
rank A number applied to locations set by factors such as population, political importance, and geographic size. Location search results are returned in rank order. A lower rank number represents a city of larger population, political importance, an important location of commerce, or larger geographic size. A rank value of 10 is the highest possible.
RealFeel™ temperature An index that describes what the temperature really feels like. Click here to learn more about AccuWeather's RealFeel™ temperature.
RealFeel™ temperature shade An index that describes what the temperature really feels like in the shade. Click here to learn more about AccuWeather's RealFeel™ Temperature.
RealFeel™ phrase A brief description of how the weather really feels. Possible phrases and their respective RealFeel™ temperature ranges are displayed in the table below. Please note that the imperial and metric temperature ranges associated with a particular phrase are rounded and therefore are not necessarily equal. AccuWeather advises that partners do not display phrases associated with both imperial and metric values at the same time. All phrases will translate.
| Imperial | Metric | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | Low | High | Phrase |
| 133° | 140° | 56° | 60° | Extraordinarily dangerous heat |
| 125° | 132° | 51° | 55° | Extremely dangerous heat |
| 116° | 124° | 46° | 50° | Very dangerous heat |
| 108° | 115° | 42° | 45° | Dangerous heat |
| 101° | 107° | 38° | 41° | Quite hot |
| 90° | 100° | 32° | 37° | Hot |
| 82° | 89° | 27° | 31° | Very warm |
| 63° | 81° | 17° | 26° | Pleasant |
| 53° | 62° | 11° | 16° | Cool |
| 40° | 52° | 4° | 10° | Chilly |
| 25° | 39° | -3° | 3° | Cold |
| 10° | 24° | -12° | -4° | Very cold |
| -10° | 9° | -23° | -13° | Quite cold |
| -24° | -11° | -31° | -24° | Bitterly cold |
| -43° | -25° | -41° | -32° | Dangerous cold |
| -69° | -44° | -56° | -42° | Very dangerous cold |
| -90° | -70° | -67° | -57° | Extremely dangerous cold |
| -120° | -91° | -84° | -68° | Extraordinarily dangerous cold |
resolution A measure of image sharpness. This can be found as a parameter for the Imagery API.
REST REpresentational State Transfer.
start The date indicating the start of a date range.
status A short phrase that describes a significant weather event. Possible status values are:
- Cyclonic storm
- Deep depression
- Depression
- Extremely severe cyclonic storm
- Hurricane—category 1
- Hurricane—category 2
- Hurricane—category 3
- Hurricane—category 4
- Hurricane—category 5
- Intense tropical cyclone
- Moderate tropical storm
- Post-tropical cyclone
- Potential tropical cyclone
- Severe cyclonic storm
- Severe tropical storm
- Subtropical
- Super cyclonic storm
- Tropical cyclone
- Tropical cyclone—category 1
- Tropical cyclone—category 2
- Tropical cyclone—category 3
- Tropical cyclone—category 4
- Tropical cyclone—category 5
- Tropical depression
- Tropical disturbance
- Tropical storm
- Typhoon
- Very intense tropical cyclone
- Very severe cyclonic storm
- Very strong typhoon
- Violent typhoon
verified location A term used to describe a location that has been verified by our primary location data provider. For searches that return multiple results, verified locations will always be returned at the top of the list. Only verified locations will be used in GeoLookup and AutoComplete searches. Also, only verified locations will be supported for localizations (translations). An unverified location can be added to the verified list, provided that there is credible information to confirm the latitude/longitude, name, country, and primary administrative code.