Historical Weather API

Access gridded historical weather data anywhere on the planet from 1990 to the present with Spire’s Historical Weather data

Use comprehensive historical weather datasets to compare events over the course of years, months, and days to make data-driven business decisions.

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Historical weather data packages



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Temperature
Relative humidity
Dewpoint temperature
u-wind component
v-wind component
Wind speed
Wind direction
Mean sea-level pressure
Total precipitation
Wind gust
Max wind gust
Min and max temperature
Cloud cover

 

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Skin (surface) temperature
Specific humidity
Soil moisture
Soil temperature
Latent heat flux
Sensible heat flux

 

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Incoming shortwave surface radiation
Incoming longwave surface radiation
Outgoing shortwave surface radiation
Outgoing longwave surface radiation
Outgoing longwave radiation

 

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Incoming shortwave surface radiation
Incoming longwave surface radiation
Outgoing shortwave surface radiation
Outgoing longwave surface radiation
Outgoing longwave radiation

 

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Precipitation type
Maximum precipitation rate
Total snowfall
Snow depth

 

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Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE)
Convective Inhibition (CIN)

 

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u-wind component
v-wind component
Wind speed
Wind direction

 

Historical weather maritime data variables



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Sea surface temperature
Significant wave height
Mean wave direction
Mean wave period
Maximum wave height
Ocean currents (eastward/northward components)
Ocean salinity
Sea ice fraction
Sea ice thickness

 

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Significant wind wave height
Mean wind wave direction
Mean wind wave period
Significant total swell wave height
Mean total swell wave direction
Mean total swell wave period

 

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Significant wave height of 1st swell partition
Mean wave direction of 1st swell partition
Mean period of 1st swell partition
Significant height of 2nd swell partition
Mean wave direction of 2nd swell partition
Mean wave period of 2nd swell partition

 

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Land-sea mask
Ocean depth

 

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Historical weather data variables

Handpick your own weather variables as per your industrial requirements and challenges. You can also choose from our preconfigured variable packages that suit your needs. Below are the pre-packaged bundles which include multiple variables based on common industry requirements.

Core Variables:

Temperature
Dew point Temperature
Relative Humidity
Wind Speed & Direction
Wind Gust Speed
Maximum Wind Gust Speed
Mean sea-level pressure
Total Precipitation
Min and Max temperature
Cloud cover

Agriculture Variables:

Skin Temperature
Specific Humidity
Soil Moisture (0-7cm, 7-28cm, 28-100cm, 100-289cm)
Soil Temperature (0-7cm, 7-28cm, 28-100cm, 100-289cm)
Latent Heat Flux
Sensible Heat Flux

Radiation Variables:

Incoming Shortwave Radiation
Incoming Longwave Radiation
Outgoing Shortwave Radiation
Outgoing Longwave Radiation
Outgoing Longwave Radiation (top of atmosphere)

Invariant Fields:

Geopotential
Soil Type
Low Vegetation Cover
Type of Low Vegetation
High Vegetarian Cover
Type of High Vegetation
Terrain height

Precipitation Variables:

Precipitation Type
Maximum Precipitation Rate
Total Snowfall
Snow Depth

Thunderstorm Variables:

CAPE
CIN

Renewable Energy Variables:

100m Wind Speed
100m Wind Direction

Other Variables:

Surface Pressure

Maritime Historical data

Maritime Variables:

Sea Surface Temperature
Total Waves (Combining swell and wind waves)
– Significant Height
– Mean Direction
– Mean Period
Maximum Wave Height
Sea Ice Fraction

Maritime Waves Variables:

Wind Waves
– Significant Height
– Mean Direction
– Mean Period
Total Swell Waves
– Significant Height
– Mean Direction
– Mean Period

Maritime Swell Waves Variables:

Swell Waves Partition 1
– Significant Height
– Mean Direction
– Mean Period
Swell Waves Partition 2
– Significant Height
– Mean Direction
– Mean Period

Invariant Fields:

Land-Sea Mask
Ocean Depth (Model bathymetry)

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