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Compares a location's observed weather period against the corresponding periods in a historical baseline distribution.
<br><b>When to use:</b> Quantify how extreme a specific period was across all metrics at once — e.g. how anomalous was March 2025 at New York vs the 1991–2020 baseline.
<br><b>Date format:</b> YYYY[MM[DD]]: YYYYMMDD for a specific day or short window (period_type DAY/WEEK), YYYYMM for a month (period_type MONTH), YYYY for an annual comparison (period_type YEAR).
<br><b>Performance:</b> Computed on demand; fast for short periods.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> Use /location to obtain a locid first.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Best for 'how unusual was [period] at [location]?' — returns percentile and z-score across all metrics simultaneously. Set baseline_offset=1 for the standard 1991–2020 baseline.
<br><b>Augment:</b> Provides the precise statistical framing ('the hottest March in 30 years') before describing the anomaly in prose. Returns: comparisons, comparison.locid, comparison.lat, comparison.long, comparison.obs_start, comparison.obs_end, comparison.obs_dur, comparison.base_start, comparison.base_end, comparison.base_dur, comparison.obs_period, comparison.base_period, comparison.outliers, outlier.obs_metric, outlier.percentile, outlier.obs_N, outlier.obs_X, outlier.base_N, outlier.base_X, outlier.obs_val, outlier.base_val, outlier.base_mean, outlier.base_stddev, outlier.min, outlier.max, outlier.max_key, outlier.min_key, outlier.obs_min_key, outlier.obs_max_key.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| baseline_offset | string | no | Baseline offset in years (default: 1) |
| baseline_period | string | no | Baseline period in years (default: 30) |
| latlon | string | no | Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97 |
| locid | string | no | Unique Location Identifier |
| name | string | no | Common name of metro or metro area. for ex: New York, Beijing, Mumbai Airport |
| observed_period | string | no | Observed period (default: 1) |
| period_type | string | no | Period Type [ MONTH | YEAR | WEEK | DAY | FULL_DAY | FUTURE_DAY] (default: DAY) |
| ymd_end | string | yes | End of period (YYYY[MMDD]) |
| ymd_start | string | yes | Start of period (YYYY[MMDD]) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"baseline_offset": {
"description": "Baseline offset in years (default: 1)",
"type": "string"
},
"baseline_period": {
"description": "Baseline period in years (default: 30)",
"type": "string"
},
"latlon": {
"description": "Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97",
"type": "string"
},
"locid": {
"description": "Unique Location Identifier",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"description": "Common name of metro or metro area. for ex: New York, Beijing, Mumbai Airport",
"type": "string"
},
"observed_period": {
"description": "Observed period (default: 1)",
"type": "string"
},
"period_type": {
"description": "Period Type [ MONTH | YEAR | WEEK | DAY | FULL_DAY | FUTURE_DAY] (default: DAY)",
"type": "string"
},
"ymd_end": {
"description": "End of period (YYYY[MMDD])",
"type": "string"
},
"ymd_start": {
"description": "Start of period (YYYY[MMDD])",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"ymd_start",
"ymd_end"
],
"type": "object"
}