get_climate_normals
Get climate normals
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Day-of-year climate normals (NCEI 1991-2020 30-year averages) for a US location, from the nearest station with a record. Returns normal high, normal low, and normal mean for each date in the window, plus the station and how far away it is. Use this whenever a question needs a baseline rather than a forecast: "is this warm for October?", "what is a typical high here in January?", "how does this week compare to normal?". Pair it with get_forecast to say how far above or below normal the coming days run. Covers dates by day of year, so it answers for any date, past or future -- these are long-period averages, not a forecast and not observed history for a specific year.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lat | number | yes | Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Most tools also accept a `location` place-name string instead of lat/lon. |
| lon | number | yes | Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). For continental US use negative values (west of the prime meridian). |
| start | string | no | Inclusive range start as YYYY-MM-DD. Must be supplied with end. |
| end | string | no | Inclusive range end as YYYY-MM-DD. Must be supplied with start. |
| days | integer | no | Range length in days when start/end are omitted; the window opens today (default 14). |
| unit | string | no | Unit system for the normals. Default imperial (°F). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"lat": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90,
"description": "Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Most tools also accept a `location` place-name string instead of lat/lon."
},
"lon": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180,
"description": "Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). For continental US use negative values (west of the prime meridian)."
},
"start": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Inclusive range start as YYYY-MM-DD. Must be supplied with end."
},
"end": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"description": "Inclusive range end as YYYY-MM-DD. Must be supplied with start."
},
"days": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 366,
"description": "Range length in days when start/end are omitted; the window opens today (default 14)."
},
"unit": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"imperial",
"metric"
],
"description": "Unit system for the normals. Default imperial (°F)."
}
},
"required": [
"lat",
"lon"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}