dailycomp
Daily Comparison
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Returns per-day observed values with percentiles and z-scores vs a sliding N-day window over a historical baseline.
<br><b>When to use:</b> Graph heatwaves, cold spells, and other streaks by showing daily departures from normal. Also compare two separate periods or locations using z-scores or percentiles for normalized severity.
<br><b>Date format:</b> YYYYMMDD for ymd_start and ymd_end. Keep ranges ≤30 days for fast response; up to 90 days is feasible.
<br><b>Performance:</b> Computed on demand; slower for long date ranges.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> Use /location to obtain a locid first.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Best for detailed day-by-day anomaly investigation once approximate dates and location are known. Use separate calls for two periods to compare heatwave severity via z-score. Do NOT use for ranking top-N events across years — call /events with criteria for that and post-process the response.
<br><b>Augment:</b> Provides the daily series needed to describe the arc of a heatwave or cold snap in a news narrative. Returns: locid, lat, lon, dates, num_years, avg_coverage, metrics, metrics.{key}.values, metrics.{key}.pcts, metrics.{key}.sigmas, metrics.{key}.p1 … p99, metrics.{key}.bmin / bmax, metrics.{key}.mean, metrics.{key}.stddev, metrics.{key}.coverage.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| baseline_year_end | string | no | Baseline year end YYYY (default: 2020) |
| baseline_year_start | string | no | Baseline year start YYYY (default: 1991) |
| category | string | no | Category: Temp | Prcp | Wind | Humidity (default: Temp) |
| latlon | string | no | Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97 |
| locid | string | no | Unique Location Identifier |
| name | string | no | Location name, e.g. New York |
| window | string | no | Sliding window days (3-7) (default: 7) |
| ymd_end | string | yes | Observation end date (YYYYMMDD) |
| ymd_start | string | yes | Observation start date (YYYYMMDD), max 5-year span |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"baseline_year_end": {
"description": "Baseline year end YYYY (default: 2020)",
"type": "string"
},
"baseline_year_start": {
"description": "Baseline year start YYYY (default: 1991)",
"type": "string"
},
"category": {
"description": "Category: Temp | Prcp | Wind | Humidity (default: Temp)",
"type": "string"
},
"latlon": {
"description": "Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97",
"type": "string"
},
"locid": {
"description": "Unique Location Identifier",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"description": "Location name, e.g. New York",
"type": "string"
},
"window": {
"description": "Sliding window days (3-7) (default: 7)",
"type": "string"
},
"ymd_end": {
"description": "Observation end date (YYYYMMDD)",
"type": "string"
},
"ymd_start": {
"description": "Observation start date (YYYYMMDD), max 5-year span",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"ymd_start",
"ymd_end"
],
"type": "object"
}