query_dataset
Query dataset
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Raw time series from a specific dataset for specific variables at a point. Power-user access to any gridded product (NBM, HRRR, RRFS, GFS, RTMA, MRMS, air quality, ...). Time modes: hours (next N hours, default 24), time_start+time_end (explicit ISO-8601 window), or latest=true (single most-recent value). reference_time pins a specific model run, and each returned series reports the run that served it (reference_time, or reference_times when a series mixes runs) — check it before comparing two runs, since a run older than about 48 hours may no longer be available. For blended forecasts use get_forecast instead. Examples: {"location": "Denver", "dataset_id": "rrfs_surface", "variables": ["temperature_2m"], "hours": 18} or {"lat": 41.4, "lon": -92.9, "dataset_id": "rtma_conus", "variables": ["temperature_2m"], "latest": true}.
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). |
| dataset_id | string | no | Dataset to query. Default: the NBM dataset for the location domain (nbm_conus/nbm_alaska/nbm_hawaii). Discover options with list_datasets. |
| variables | array | yes | Standard variable names (e.g. temperature_2m, precipitation). Discover with describe_dataset. |
| hours | integer | no | Forecast/lookahead hours from now (1-264). Default 24 when no other time mode set. |
| time_start | string | no | ISO 8601 window start (with time_end). |
| time_end | string | no | ISO 8601 window end (with time_start). |
| latest | boolean | no | Return only the most recent value (analysis datasets like RTMA/MRMS). |
| reference_time | string | no | Pin a specific model run (ISO 8601). Default: latest run. |
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)."
},
"dataset_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 80,
"description": "Dataset to query. Default: the NBM dataset for the location domain (nbm_conus/nbm_alaska/nbm_hawaii). Discover options with list_datasets."
},
"variables": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 20,
"description": "Standard variable names (e.g. temperature_2m, precipitation). Discover with describe_dataset."
},
"hours": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 264,
"description": "Forecast/lookahead hours from now (1-264). Default 24 when no other time mode set."
},
"time_start": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 8601 window start (with time_end)."
},
"time_end": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 8601 window end (with time_start)."
},
"latest": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Return only the most recent value (analysis datasets like RTMA/MRMS)."
},
"reference_time": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Pin a specific model run (ISO 8601). Default: latest run."
}
},
"required": [
"variables"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}