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Documentation for /cgi-bin/request/gis/spc_outlooks.py
This application allows for the download of SPC Convective and Fire Weather or WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlooks in shapefile format.
Changelog
- 2025-04-08: A limit was placed on the number of years and outlook types that can be requested at one time. This limit is currently 10.
- 2024-06-14: Initial documentation of this backend
Example Requests
Provide all of the day 2 convective outlooks for the year 2024:
CGI Arguments
The following table lists the CGI arguments that are accepted by this service. A HTTP GET request is required. Fields of type Multi-Params or CSV value can accept either a comma separated list or multiple parameter and value combinations. For example, ?foo=1&foo=2 is equivalent to ?foo=1,2.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| d | Multi-Params or CSV value | Days to include |
| ets | string | End of the period to include |
| geom | string | Express geometries either as layers or non-overlapping geometries. |
| sts | string | Start of the period to include |
| type | Multi-Params or CSV value | Outlook types to include |
| year1 | integer | Start year when sts is not set. |
| month1 | integer | Start month when sts is not set. |
| day1 | integer | Start day when sts is not set. |
| hour1 | integer | Start hour when sts is not set. |
| minute1 | integer | Start minute when sts is not set. |
| year2 | integer | End year when ets is not set. |
| month2 | integer | End month when ets is not set. |
| day2 | integer | End day when ets is not set. |
| hour2 | integer | End hour when ets is not set. |
| minute2 | integer | End minute when ets is not set. |