climatecomps
Climate Comparisons
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Returns monthly distributions of selected metrics for locations compared against a baseline period.
<br><b>When to use:</b> Compute normalized and absolute deviations from a baseline, inter-annual and intra-annual variations within months and seasons. Check base_N and obs_N to assess data completeness.
<br><b>Date format:</b> obs_years as YYYY or YYYY-YYYY range; months as MM or MM-MM (e.g. '06', '06-08', 'All' for annual).
<br><b>Performance:</b> Bulk query — can be slow for global or large-area queries. Filter with locids, lat_lon/radius_km, or countries.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> Use /location to obtain locids first for point queries.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Use to compare a recent season or year against the long-term baseline across many locations simultaneously. Combine with /climatetrends for trend context.
<br><b>Augment:</b> Identifies which locations had the most anomalous season compared to their historical distribution.
<br><b>Notes:</b> Metric format: 'max_t' = distribution of daily Maximum Temperature over the period; 'max_t.means' = distribution of annual means of max_t (1 value per year); 'rain_sum' (accumulations) and 'obs.is_thunderstorm' (counts) follow the same pattern. Returns: results, comp.locid, comp.geohash, comp.lat, comp.lon, comp.elev, comp.area, comp.country, comp.src_type, comp.metric, comp.obs_years, comp.base_years, comp.month, comp.obs_N, comp.base_N, comp.obs, comp.base, comp.obs.{q} / comp.base.{q}.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| base_years | string | no | Baseline period. Available: 1991-2020. (default: 1991-2020) |
| countries | string | no | Comma-separated ISO country codes to filter (e.g. 'GB,FR'). |
| lat_lon | string | no | Latitude,Longitude of area centre (e.g. '51.5,-0.1'). Used with radius_km for area search. Ignored when locids is set. |
| locids | string | no | Comma-separated location IDs (as returned by /api/location). Example: '037720_99999,432950_99999'. |
| metrics | string | yes | Metric to compare. Available: max_t, max_t.means, max_wind, max_wind.means, min_t, min_t.means, obs.dewp, obs.dewp.means, obs.dpd, obs.dpd.means, obs.gust, obs.heatindex, obs.heatindex.means, obs.is_dust, obs.is_fog, obs.is_frozen_rain, obs.is_hail, obs.is_haze, obs.is_ice_pellets, obs.is_rain, obs.is_smoke, obs.is_snow, obs.is_squall, obs.is_thunderstorm, obs.rain, obs.rainh, obs.snow, obs.snowh, obs.temp, obs.temp.means, obs.wbulb, obs.wbulb.means, obs.wind, obs.wind.means, rain_sum, snow_sum |
| months | string | no | Single month ('06') or hyphenated range ('MM-MM'). Seasons: '12-02' (Dec-Feb), '12-03' (Dec-Mar), '10-11' (Oct-Nov), '03-05' (Mar-May), '06-08' (Jun-Aug), '06-09' (Jun-Sep). Use 'All' for annual. Example: '06' or '06-09'. |
| obs_years | string | no | Observation year or range (e.g. '2024' or '2020-2024'). Values can range from 2024 to current year, or a single hyphenated range e.g. 1981-2010. |
| radius_km | string | no | Search radius in km around lat_lon. Default 100. (default: 100) |
| src_type | string | no | Data source: Obs (station observations) | ERA5 (reanalysis). (default: Obs) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"base_years": {
"description": "Baseline period. Available: 1991-2020. (default: 1991-2020)",
"type": "string"
},
"countries": {
"description": "Comma-separated ISO country codes to filter (e.g. 'GB,FR').",
"type": "string"
},
"lat_lon": {
"description": "Latitude,Longitude of area centre (e.g. '51.5,-0.1'). Used with radius_km for area search. Ignored when locids is set.",
"type": "string"
},
"locids": {
"description": "Comma-separated location IDs (as returned by /api/location). Example: '037720_99999,432950_99999'.",
"type": "string"
},
"metrics": {
"description": "Metric to compare. Available: max_t, max_t.means, max_wind, max_wind.means, min_t, min_t.means, obs.dewp, obs.dewp.means, obs.dpd, obs.dpd.means, obs.gust, obs.heatindex, obs.heatindex.means, obs.is_dust, obs.is_fog, obs.is_frozen_rain, obs.is_hail, obs.is_haze, obs.is_ice_pellets, obs.is_rain, obs.is_smoke, obs.is_snow, obs.is_squall, obs.is_thunderstorm, obs.rain, obs.rainh, obs.snow, obs.snowh, obs.temp, obs.temp.means, obs.wbulb, obs.wbulb.means, obs.wind, obs.wind.means, rain_sum, snow_sum",
"type": "string"
},
"months": {
"description": "Single month ('06') or hyphenated range ('MM-MM'). Seasons: '12-02' (Dec-Feb), '12-03' (Dec-Mar), '10-11' (Oct-Nov), '03-05' (Mar-May), '06-08' (Jun-Aug), '06-09' (Jun-Sep). Use 'All' for annual. Example: '06' or '06-09'.",
"type": "string"
},
"obs_years": {
"description": "Observation year or range (e.g. '2024' or '2020-2024'). Values can range from 2024 to current year, or a single hyphenated range e.g. 1981-2010.",
"type": "string"
},
"radius_km": {
"description": "Search radius in km around lat_lon. Default 100. (default: 100)",
"type": "string"
},
"src_type": {
"description": "Data source: Obs (station observations) | ERA5 (reanalysis). (default: Obs)",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"metrics"
],
"type": "object"
}