Historical Weather Parameters

 

Request parameters |  Response parameters

 

Historical Weather API Query String Parameters

Parameter Description Default value
api Hostname to be used only in production: api.accuweather.com N/A Required
apidev Hostname to be used only in development: apidev.accuweather.com N/A Required
version Version of the API. v1 Required
format Format of the response. JSON Optional
apikey Unique code used to access the API. N/A Required
q The decimal notation of the latitude and longitude values for the desired location. N/A Required
date The date for the requested weather data in the format yyyy-mm-dd (such as 2020-04-06). N/A Required
metric A Boolean value (true or false) that returns the data in either metric units (true) or imperial units (false). false Optional

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Gridded Daily Historical Weather API Response Parameters

Parameter Description
date The date and time for the requested weather data in the format yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss-hh:mm.
epochDate Datetime of the observation displayed as the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT).
temperatures An object containing minimum and maximum air temperature values for the requested time and location.
precipitation An object containing the amount of precipitation for the requested time and location.
solarRadiation An object containing the amount of solar radiation for the requested time and location.
relativeHumidity An object containing the relative humidity at the requested time and location.
wind An object containing the morning maximum and day maximum wind speed values for the requested time and location.

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