Python Class c_ncei_data_service_api

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import requests

class c_ncei_data_service_api:
    
    """
    Name:           c_ncei_data_service_api.py    
    Author:         Randy Runtsch
    Date:           April 11, 2021
    Description:    Python wrapper class for the NOA NCEI
                    Data Service API used to obtain weather and climate data. 
    References:     NCIE Data Service APU User Documentation - https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/support/access-data-service-api-user-documentation
    """

    def __init__(self, dataset, data_types, stations, start_date_time, end_date_time, bounding_box):

        # Set the base API URL.
        self._base_api_url = 'https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1/?'

        # Retrieve data.
        self._dataset = self.call_api(dataset, data_types, stations, start_date_time, end_date_time, bounding_box)

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    def get_data(self):

        # Return the data retrieved with the API call.

        return self._dataset

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    def write_data_file(self, file_nm):

        # Write the weather dataset to the specified file.

        file = open(file_nm, 'w')

        file.write(self._dataset)

        file.close()

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    def call_api(self, dataset, data_types, stations, start_date_time, end_date_time, bounding_box):

        # Create the full API request URL and submit it to the server. Add station names.

        full_url = self._base_api_url + 'dataset=' + dataset + '&dataTypes=' + data_types + \
            '&stations=' + stations + '&startDate=' + start_date_time + '&endDate=' + end_date_time + \
            '&boundingBox=' + bounding_box + \
            '&units=standard'

        response = requests.get(full_url)

        return response.text

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from c_ncei_data_service_api import c_ncei_data_service_api

api_result = c_ncei_data_service_api('daily-summaries', 'AWND,WSF2,WSF5', 'USW00094846,USW00014925,USW00023293', '2000-01-01', '2020-12-31', '90,-180,-90,180')
print(api_result.get_data())
api_result.write_data_file('c:/project_data/weather/weather_data.csv')

Hi Ilya, I'm happy to hear that you find the code useful. The code is a companion to the article linked below. I published it to the online publication called Towards Data Science. It should give you enough information about finding stations (out of thousands of possibilities) that will meet your needs. https://towardsdatascience.com/acquire-and-analyze-weather-and-climate-data-with-python-and-tableau-4878e8759152?sk=a6e6e90d75ac66b484142a0310f99493 Kind regards, Randy Runtsch

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On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 4:29 PM Ilya Jackson ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.**** commented on this gist. ------------------------------ Hello Sir, That is super useful. I understand very little in meteorology. Can you give me a hint at what stations should I access to get precipitation data? Eventually, I need state average or even US average in order to understand its effect on the fuel economy. Surely, I can aggregate by myself. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://gist.github.com/265e026faf99cbc93cb8088b86c5dc13#gistcomment-3998662>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ARY7RMLCWRXWWNX6VJSUWQTURJR37ANCNFSM5GEMUA3A> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>

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Thanks so much.
非常感谢！

You're welcome.

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On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 1:16 AM sdxingaijing ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.**** commented on this gist. ------------------------------ Thanks so much. 非常感谢！ — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://gist.github.com/265e026faf99cbc93cb8088b86c5dc13#gistcomment-4064463>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ARY7RMKB2DQDLKLA4DEBADTU3CT5PANCNFSM5GEMUA3A> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>

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