Documentation for /cgi-bin/request/hourlyprecip.py

This service emits hourly precipitation data based on processed METAR observations by the IEM.

Changelog

2024-09-04: Initial update and examples

Example Usage

Return the hourly precip for Ames, IA for the month of January 2024 with the station's state and lat/lon included:

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/request/hourlyprecip.py?station=AMW&network=IA_ASOS&sts=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z&ets=2024-02-01T00:00:00Z&st=1&lalo=1&tz=America/Chicago

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
ets	string	The end of the requested interval.
lalo	boolean	Include the lat/lon in the output.
network	string	IEM network identifier. Typically a combination of a US state abbreviation and a network classification, ie IA_ASOS.
st	boolean	Include the state in the output.
station	Multi-Params or CSV value	The station(s) to request data for.
sts	string	The start of the requested interval.
tz	string	A time zone string specified by IANA. Common examples include 'America/Chicago', 'UTC', and 'Etc/UTC'. The code implementation passes this provided string to the python ZoneInfo library.
year1	integer	The start year, when sts is unset.
month1	integer	The start month, when sts is unset.
day1	integer	The start day, when sts is unset.
year2	integer	The end year, when ets is unset.
month2	integer	The end month, when ets is unset.
day2	integer	The end day, when ets is unset.