timeseries
Historical Time Series
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Returns aggregated metric values as a yearly or monthly timeseries for a location.
<br><b>When to use:</b> Detect long-term trends and compute statistical significance (r-squared, p-value). Best suited for multi-decade spans.
<br><b>Date format:</b> mm_dd_start/mm_dd_end as MMDD (day-of-year window, not a calendar year); year_start/year_end as YYYY. Note: Use mm_dd_start/mm_dd_end as MM when months are specified and MMDD when week-level granularity is needed. When day-level info is needed use /events or /dailycomp.
<br><b>Performance:</b> Computed on demand; slower for large date ranges or many metrics.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> Use /location to obtain a locid first.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Use for trend analysis ('Is max temperature at location X increasing over decades?'). Combine with r-squared post-processing for significance.
<br><b>Augment:</b> Provides decadal trend context alongside current anomalies ('temperatures have risen 1.5°C over 40 years'). Returns: locid, lat, lon, xvals, yvals.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| groupby | string | no | Aggregating key: Year | Month | Week | Hour (default: Year) |
| hour_end | string | no | Hour End (00 to 24) (default: 24) |
| hour_start | string | no | Hour Start (00 to 24) (default: 24) |
| latlon | string | no | Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97 |
| locid | string | no | Unique Location Identifier |
| metrics | string | yes | Comma separated list of tuple describing <i>aggregation function</i>:<i>metric_id</i>.<i>attribute</i> <br> ex: sum:obs.is_rain.count, avg:max_t.p99<br>agg_func = {sum,avg,min,max}. See /api/metrics for metric and attribtutes |
| month_day_end | string | no | Month day start MM[DD] |
| month_day_start | string | no | Month day start MM[DD] |
| name | string | no | Common name of metro or metro area. for ex: New York, Beijing, Mumbai Airport |
| src_type | string | no | Data source type: Obs (station observations) | ERA5 (reanalysis gridded data) (default: Obs) |
| year_end | string | no | Year end YYYY (default: 2025) |
| year_start | string | no | Year start start YYYY (default: 1975) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"groupby": {
"description": "Aggregating key: Year | Month | Week | Hour (default: Year)",
"type": "string"
},
"hour_end": {
"description": "Hour End (00 to 24) (default: 24)",
"type": "string"
},
"hour_start": {
"description": "Hour Start (00 to 24) (default: 24)",
"type": "string"
},
"latlon": {
"description": "Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97",
"type": "string"
},
"locid": {
"description": "Unique Location Identifier",
"type": "string"
},
"metrics": {
"description": "Comma separated list of tuple describing <i>aggregation function</i>:<i>metric_id</i>.<i>attribute</i> <br> ex: sum:obs.is_rain.count, avg:max_t.p99<br>agg_func = {sum,avg,min,max}. See /api/metrics for metric and attribtutes",
"type": "string"
},
"month_day_end": {
"description": "Month day start MM[DD]",
"type": "string"
},
"month_day_start": {
"description": "Month day start MM[DD]",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"description": "Common name of metro or metro area. for ex: New York, Beijing, Mumbai Airport",
"type": "string"
},
"src_type": {
"description": "Data source type: Obs (station observations) | ERA5 (reanalysis gridded data) (default: Obs)",
"type": "string"
},
"year_end": {
"description": "Year end YYYY (default: 2025)",
"type": "string"
},
"year_start": {
"description": "Year start start YYYY (default: 1975)",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"metrics"
],
"type": "object"
}