degreedays
Degree Days
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Returns cumulative degree-day indicators (heating/cooling/growing) for a location and period using ERA5 reanalysis data.
<br><b>When to use:</b> Estimate energy demand anomalies or agricultural stress in a recent or upcoming period.
<br><b>Date format:</b> YYYYMMDD for ymd_start and ymd_end. Maximum interval is 14 days per call.
<br><b>Performance:</b> Computed on demand using ERA5; moderate speed. Keep intervals to ≤14 days.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> Requires lat/lon directly — no locid needed.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Use when the query involves power grid strain or energy demand. For forecast context, use future ymd dates.
<br><b>Augment:</b> Adds quantitative energy-demand context to heatwave or cold snap stories. Returns: meta, indicators.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| base_temp_C | string | no | Base temperature in °C for all indicators (default: 18.3) |
| indicators | string | no | Comma separated list of indicator names. ['hdd'|'cdd'|'wbcdd'|'gdd] (default: hdd,cdd,wbcdd) |
| is_forecast | string | no | Forecast requested? (0|1) (default: 1) |
| latlon | string | yes | Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97 |
| unit | string | no | Degree days as measured in F|C (default: C) |
| ymd_end | string | no | End of period (YYYYMMDD) |
| ymd_start | string | no | Start of period (YYYYMMDD) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"base_temp_C": {
"description": "Base temperature in °C for all indicators (default: 18.3)",
"type": "string"
},
"indicators": {
"description": "Comma separated list of indicator names. ['hdd'|'cdd'|'wbcdd'|'gdd] (default: hdd,cdd,wbcdd)",
"type": "string"
},
"is_forecast": {
"description": "Forecast requested? (0|1) (default: 1)",
"type": "string"
},
"latlon": {
"description": "Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97",
"type": "string"
},
"unit": {
"description": "Degree days as measured in F|C (default: C)",
"type": "string"
},
"ymd_end": {
"description": "End of period (YYYYMMDD)",
"type": "string"
},
"ymd_start": {
"description": "Start of period (YYYYMMDD)",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"latlon"
],
"type": "object"
}