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I've used Dark Sky API to plot temperature against COVID-19 cases[1], I found its coverage to be better than other historical weather API. But, there's need ga
by Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
I've used Dark Sky API to plot temperature against COVID-19 cases[1], I found its coverage to be better than other historical weather API.
But, there's need gap in all these weather API's; they lack actual recorded historical weather data and provide only forecast data. Actual recorded weather data is important for any research conducted with historical weather data.
[1]https://abishekmuthian.com/covid-19-temperature-correlation/ https://abishekmuthian.com/covid-19-temperature-correlation/
- TrueGeek 6y agoI thought when you requested a historical date from DarkSky it was actual data? To be clear - you are saying they are forecasting even in the past? Is there no way to just download an archive of previous history of weather data for a location?
- Abishek_Muthian 6y agoAFAIK actual recorded weather data is available only with individual country's met dept and few international agencies like NOAA; but I wasn't able to get recent global data from NOAA. Few private weather API provider like Weather Underground which uses crowdfunded data using actual sensors but obviously their global coverage is small. I tried to use WU for my COVID data research and it didn't have data for the Chinese cities.