get_period_totals
Get period totals
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Aggregate a weather variable over one or more time periods. Returns server-computed totals, maxima, minima, or averages per period. Period start/end times should use the user's local timezone boundaries (not UTC midnight). Response includes the converted value and unit per period. Ideal for questions like "total rainfall today and tomorrow" or "peak wind speed this weekend". Accepts a place name directly. Example: {"location": "Portland, OR", "variable": "precipitation", "aggregation": "sum", "periods": [{"start": "2026-07-08T07:00:00Z", "end": "2026-07-09T07:00:00Z", "label": "Today"}]}.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | string | no | Free-text place: city ("Denver"), city+state ("Portland, OR"), US ZIP ("50219"), or "lat,lon" ("39.74,-104.99"). Provide either this OR explicit lat+lon, not both. |
| lat | number | no | Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Most tools also accept a `location` place-name string instead of lat/lon. |
| lon | number | no | Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). For continental US use negative values (west of the prime meridian). |
| variable | string | yes | Standard variable name (e.g. precipitation, snowfall, temperature_2m, wind_speed_10m, cape). |
| aggregation | string | no | Aggregation function. Default sum. Use sum for precipitation/snowfall, max for temperature/wind, min for low temperatures, avg for humidity/cloud cover. |
| periods | array | yes | Time periods to aggregate over (1-14). |
| units | string | no | Unit system for all values in the request and response: imperial (°F, mph, inches), metric (°C, km/h, mm), or si (K, m/s, mm). Defaults to imperial. |
| dataset_id | string | no | Dataset override. Default: auto-resolved NBM for the location. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"location": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Free-text place: city (\"Denver\"), city+state (\"Portland, OR\"), US ZIP (\"50219\"), or \"lat,lon\" (\"39.74,-104.99\"). Provide either this OR explicit lat+lon, not both."
},
"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)."
},
"variable": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Standard variable name (e.g. precipitation, snowfall, temperature_2m, wind_speed_10m, cape)."
},
"aggregation": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"sum",
"max",
"min",
"avg"
],
"default": "sum",
"description": "Aggregation function. Default sum. Use sum for precipitation/snowfall, max for temperature/wind, min for low temperatures, avg for humidity/cloud cover."
},
"periods": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"start": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 8601 start time"
},
"end": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 8601 end time"
},
"label": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human label, e.g. \"Today\", \"Tomorrow\""
}
},
"required": [
"start",
"end"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 14,
"description": "Time periods to aggregate over (1-14)."
},
"units": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"imperial",
"metric",
"si"
],
"default": "imperial",
"description": "Unit system for all values in the request and response: imperial (°F, mph, inches), metric (°C, km/h, mm), or si (K, m/s, mm). Defaults to imperial."
},
"dataset_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Dataset override. Default: auto-resolved NBM for the location."
}
},
"required": [
"variable",
"periods"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}