NOAA Stations API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: AviationWeather.gov Alerts Stations API
  description: Schema for public data API of AviationWeather.gov.
  termsOfService: /data/api/
  version: v4.0
tags:
- name: Stations
paths:
  /stations/{stationId}/observations:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObservationStationId'
    get:
      description: Returns a list of observations for a given station
      operationId: station_observation_list
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/QueryStartTime'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/QueryEndTime'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PaginationCursor'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Limit
        schema:
          maximum: 500
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ObservationCollection'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      tags:
      - Stations
  /stations/{stationId}/observations/latest:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObservationStationId'
    get:
      description: Returns the latest observation for a station
      operationId: station_observation_latest
      parameters:
      - name: require_qc
        in: query
        description: Require QC
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Observation'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      tags:
      - Stations
  /stations/{stationId}/observations/{time}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObservationStationId'
    get:
      description: Returns a single observation.
      operationId: station_observation_time
      parameters:
      - name: time
        in: path
        description: Timestamp of requested observation
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Observation'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      tags:
      - Stations
  /stations/{stationId}/tafs:
    get:
      description: Returns Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts for the specified airport station.
      operationId: tafs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObservationStationId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          content:
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      tags:
      - Stations
  /stations/{stationId}/tafs/{date}/{time}:
    get:
      description: Returns a single Terminal Aerodrome Forecast.
      operationId: taf
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObservationStationId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Date'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Time'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          content:
            application/vnd.wmo.iwxxm+xml:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      tags:
      - Stations
  /stations:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of observation stations.
      operationId: obs_stations
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: query
        description: Filter by observation station ID
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - name: state
        in: query
        description: Filter by state/marine area code
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AreaCode'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Limit'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PaginationCursor'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ObservationStationCollection'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      tags:
      - Stations
  /stations/{stationId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObservationStationId'
    get:
      description: Returns metadata about a given observation station
      operationId: obs_station
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
          content:
            application/geo+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStationGeoJson'
            application/ld+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStationJsonLd'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      tags:
      - Stations
components:
  schemas:
    JsonLdContext:
      anyOf:
      - type: array
        items: {}
      - type: object
    ObservationStationGeoJson:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonFeature'
      - type: object
        properties:
          properties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStation'
    Date:
      type: string
      description: Date (in YYYY-MM-DD format).
      format: date
    UnitOfMeasure:
      pattern: ^((wmo|uc|wmoUnit|nwsUnit):)?.*$
      type: string
      description: 'A string denoting a unit of measure, expressed in the format "{unit}" or "{namespace}:{unit}".

        Units with the namespace "wmo" or "wmoUnit" are defined in the World Meteorological Organization Codes Registry at http://codes.wmo.int/common/unit and should be canonically resolvable to http://codes.wmo.int/common/unit/{unit}.

        Units with the namespace "nwsUnit" are currently custom and do not align to any standard.

        Units with no namespace or the namespace "uc" are compliant with the Unified Code for Units of Measure syntax defined at https://unitsofmeasure.org/. This also aligns with recent versions of the Geographic Markup Language (GML) standard, the IWXXM standard, and OGC Observations and Measurements v2.0 (ISO/DIS 19156).

        Namespaced units are considered deprecated. We will be aligning API to use the same standards as GML/IWXXM in the future.

        '
    GeoJsonGeometry:
      oneOf:
      - title: GeoJSON Point
        required:
        - type
        - coordinates
        type: object
        properties:
          type:
            enum:
            - Point
            type: string
          coordinates:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonCoordinate'
          bbox:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonBoundingBox'
      - title: GeoJSON LineString
        required:
        - type
        - coordinates
        type: object
        properties:
          type:
            enum:
            - LineString
            type: string
          coordinates:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonLineString'
          bbox:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonBoundingBox'
      - title: GeoJSON Polygon
        required:
        - type
        - coordinates
        type: object
        properties:
          type:
            enum:
            - Polygon
            type: string
          coordinates:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonPolygon'
          bbox:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonBoundingBox'
      - title: GeoJSON MultiPoint
        required:
        - type
        - coordinates
        type: object
        properties:
          type:
            enum:
            - MultiPoint
            type: string
          coordinates:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonCoordinate'
          bbox:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonBoundingBox'
      - title: GeoJSON MultiLineString
        required:
        - type
        - coordinates
        type: object
        properties:
          type:
            enum:
            - MultiLineString
            type: string
          coordinates:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonLineString'
          bbox:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonBoundingBox'
      - title: GeoJSON MultiPolygon
        required:
        - type
        - coordinates
        type: object
        properties:
          type:
            enum:
            - MultiPolygon
            type: string
          coordinates:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonPolygon'
          bbox:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonBoundingBox'
      - type: 'null'
      description: A GeoJSON geometry object. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
    PaginationInfo:
      required:
      - next
      type: object
      properties:
        next:
          type: string
          description: A link to the next page of records
          format: uri
      description: Links for retrieving more data from paged data sets
      additionalProperties: false
    StateTerritoryCode:
      enum:
      - AL
      - AK
      - AS
      - AR
      - AZ
      - CA
      - CO
      - CT
      - DE
      - DC
      - FL
      - GA
      - GU
      - HI
      - ID
      - IL
      - IN
      - IA
      - KS
      - KY
      - LA
      - ME
      - MD
      - MA
      - MI
      - MN
      - MS
      - MO
      - MT
      - NE
      - NV
      - NH
      - NJ
      - NM
      - NY
      - NC
      - ND
      - OH
      - OK
      - OR
      - PA
      - PR
      - RI
      - SC
      - SD
      - TN
      - TX
      - UT
      - VT
      - VI
      - VA
      - WA
      - WV
      - WI
      - WY
      - MP
      - PW
      - FM
      - MH
      type: string
    GeoJsonPolygon:
      type: array
      items:
        minItems: 4
        type: array
        items:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonCoordinate'
      description: A GeoJSON polygon. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
    GeoJsonLineString:
      minItems: 2
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonCoordinate'
      description: A GeoJSON line string. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
    ObservationStationCollectionJsonLd:
      type: object
      properties:
        '@context':
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonLdContext'
        '@graph':
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStation'
        observationStations:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uri
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'
      additionalProperties: false
    ObservationStationJsonLd:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStation'
      - required:
        - '@context'
        - geometry
        type: object
        properties:
          '@context':
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonLdContext'
          geometry:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeometryString'
    AreaCode:
      oneOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/StateTerritoryCode'
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MarineAreaCode'
      description: State/territory codes and marine area codes
    ObservationCollectionJsonLd:
      type: object
      properties:
        '@context':
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonLdContext'
        '@graph':
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Observation'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'
      additionalProperties: false
    ProblemDetail:
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - status
      - detail
      - instance
      - correlationId
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: 'A URI reference (RFC 3986) that identifies the problem type. This is only an identifier and is not necessarily a resolvable URL.

            '
          format: uri
          default: about:blank
          examples:
          - urn:noaa:nws:api:UnexpectedProblem
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
          examples:
          - Unexpected Problem
        status:
          maximum: 999
          minimum: 100
          type: number
          description: 'The HTTP status code (RFC 7231, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.

            '
          examples:
          - 500
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
          examples:
          - An unexpected problem has occurred.
        instance:
          type: string
          description: 'A URI reference (RFC 3986) that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. This is only an identifier and is not necessarily a resolvable URL.

            '
          format: uri
          examples:
          - urn:noaa:nws:api:request:493c3a1d-f87e-407f-ae2c-24483f5aab63
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: 'A unique identifier for the request, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

            '
          examples:
          - 493c3a1d-f87e-407f-ae2c-24483f5aab63
      description: Detail about an error. This document conforms to RFC 7807 (Problem Details for HTTP APIs).
      additionalProperties: true
    GeoJsonBoundingBox:
      minItems: 4
      type: array
      items:
        type: number
      description: A GeoJSON bounding box. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
    ObservationCollectionGeoJson:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonFeatureCollection'
      - type: object
        properties:
          features:
            type: array
            items:
              type: object
              properties:
                properties:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Observation'
          pagination:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'
    ObservationJsonLd:
      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Observation'
    GeoJsonCoordinate:
      minItems: 2
      type: array
      items:
        type: number
      description: A GeoJSON coordinate. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
    GeoJsonFeature:
      required:
      - type
      - geometry
      - properties
      type: object
      properties:
        '@context':
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonLdContext'
        id:
          type: string
          format: uri
        type:
          enum:
          - Feature
          type: string
        geometry:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonGeometry'
        properties:
          type: object
      description: A GeoJSON feature. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
      additionalProperties: false
    GeoJsonFeatureCollection:
      required:
      - type
      - features
      type: object
      properties:
        '@context':
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonLdContext'
        type:
          enum:
          - FeatureCollection
          type: string
        features:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonFeature'
      description: A GeoJSON feature collection. Please refer to IETF RFC 7946 for information on the GeoJSON format.
    MetarSkyCoverage:
      enum:
      - OVC
      - BKN
      - SCT
      - FEW
      - SKC
      - CLR
      - VV
      type: string
    Observation:
      type: object
      properties:
        '@context':
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonLdContext'
        geometry:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeometryString'
        '@id':
          type: string
          format: uri
        '@type':
          enum:
          - wx:ObservationStation
          type: string
        elevation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        station:
          type: string
          format: uri
        stationId:
          type: string
        stationName:
          type: string
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        rawMessage:
          type: string
        textDescription:
          type: string
        icon:
          type: string
          format: uri
          deprecated: true
          nullable: true
        presentWeather:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetarPhenomenon'
        temperature:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        dewpoint:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        windDirection:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        windSpeed:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        windGust:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        barometricPressure:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        seaLevelPressure:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        visibility:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        maxTemperatureLast24Hours:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        minTemperatureLast24Hours:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        precipitationLastHour:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        precipitationLast3Hours:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        precipitationLast6Hours:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        relativeHumidity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        windChill:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        heatIndex:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        cloudLayers:
          type: array
          items:
            required:
            - base
            - amount
            type: object
            properties:
              base:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
              amount:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetarSkyCoverage'
            additionalProperties: false
          nullable: true
      additionalProperties: false
    ObservationStationCollectionGeoJson:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonFeatureCollection'
      - type: object
        properties:
          features:
            type: array
            items:
              type: object
              properties:
                properties:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStation'
          observationStations:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              format: uri
          pagination:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo'
    MarineAreaCode:
      enum:
      - AM
      - AN
      - GM
      - LC
      - LE
      - LH
      - LM
      - LO
      - LS
      - PH
      - PK
      - PM
      - PS
      - PZ
      - SL
      type: string
      description: 'Marine area code as defined in NWS Directive 10-302:

        * AM: Western North Atlantic Ocean and along U.S. East Coast south of Currituck Beach Light NC following the coastline into Gulf of Mexico to Ocean Reef FL including the Caribbean

        * AN: Western North Atlantic Ocean and along U.S. East Coast from Canadian border south to Currituck Beach Light NC

        * GM: Gulf of Mexico and along the U.S. Gulf Coast from the Mexican border to Ocean Reef FL

        * LC: Lake St. Clair

        * LE: Lake Erie

        * LH: Lake Huron

        * LM: Lake Michigan

        * LO: Lake Ontario

        * LS: Lake Superior

        * PH: Central Pacific Ocean including Hawaiian waters

        * PK: North Pacific Ocean near Alaska and along Alaska coastline including the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska

        * PM: Western Pacific Ocean including Mariana Island waters

        * PS: South Central Pacific Ocean including American Samoa waters

        * PZ: Eastern North Pacific Ocean and along U.S. West Coast from Canadian border to Mexican border

        * SL: St. Lawrence River above St. Regis

        '
    MetarPhenomenon:
      required:
      - intensity
      - modifier
      - weather
      - rawString
      type: object
      properties:
        intensity:
          enum:
          - light
          - heavy
          type: string
          nullable: true
        modifier:
          enum:
          - patches
          - blowing
          - low_drifting
          - freezing
          - shallow
          - partial
          - showers
          type: string
          nullable: true
        weather:
          enum:
          - fog_mist
          - dust_storm
          - dust
          - drizzle
          - funnel_cloud
          - fog
          - smoke
          - hail
          - snow_pellets
          - haze
          - ice_crystals
          - ice_pellets
          - dust_whirls
          - spray
          - rain
          - sand
          - snow_grains
          - snow
          - squalls
          - sand_storm
          - thunderstorms
          - unknown
          - volcanic_ash
          type: string
        rawString:
          type: string
        inVicinity:
          type: boolean
      description: An object representing a decoded METAR phenomenon string.
      additionalProperties: false
    GeometryString:
      type: string
      description: A geometry represented in Well-Known Text (WKT) format.
      format: wkt
      nullable: true
    Time:
      pattern: ^([01][0-9]|2[0-3])[0-5][0-9]$
      type: string
      description: A time (in HHMM format). This is always specified in UTC (Zulu) time.
    ObservationStation:
      type: object
      properties:
        '@context':
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonLdContext'
        geometry:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeometryString'
        '@id':
          type: string
          format: uri
        '@type':
          enum:
          - wx:ObservationStation
          type: string
        elevation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        stationIdentifier:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        timeZone:
          type: string
          format: iana-time-zone-identifier
        provider:
          type: string
          description: The data provider for this station. E.g., "ASOS," "MesoWest," etc.
        subProvider:
          type: string
          description: The sub-provider of for this station. E.g., "FAA," "DOT," etc.
        forecast:
          type: string
          description: A link to the NWS public forecast zone containing this station.
          format: uri
        county:
          type: string
          description: A link to the NWS county zone containing this station.
          format: uri
        fireWeatherZone:
          type: string
          description: A link to the NWS fire weather forecast zone containing this station.
          format: uri
        distance:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
        bearing:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/QuantitativeValue'
      additionalProperties: false
    QuantitativeValue:
      type: object
      properties:
        value:
          type: number
          description: A measured value
          nullable: true
        maxValue:
          type: number
          description: The maximum value of a range of measured values
        minValue:
          type: number
          description: The minimum value of a range of measured values
        unitCode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnitOfMeasure'
        qualityControl:
          enum:
          - Z
          - C
          - S
          - V
          - X
          - Q
          - G
          - B
          - T
          type: string
          description: 'For values in observation records, the quality control flag from the MADIS system. The definitions of these flags can be found at https://madis.ncep.noaa.gov/madis_sfc_qc_notes.shtml

            '
      description: 'A structured value representing a measurement and its unit of measure. This object is a slightly modified version of the schema.org definition at https://schema.org/QuantitativeValue

        '
      additionalProperties: false
    ObservationGeoJson:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJsonFeature'
      - type: object
        properties:
          properties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Observation'
  parameters:
    Time:
      name: time
      in: path
      description: Time (HHMM format). This time is always specified in UTC (Zulu) time.
      required: true
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Time'
    ObservationStationId:
      name: stationId
      in: path
      description: Observation station ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    Date:
      name: date
      in: path
      description: Date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
      required: true
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Date'
    QueryStartTime:
      name: start
      in: query
      description: Start time
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date-time
    QueryEndTime:
      name: end
      in: query
      description: End time
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date-time
    PaginationCursor:
      name: cursor
      in: query
      description: Pagination cursor
      schema:
        type: string
    Limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      description: Limit
      schema:
        maximum: 500
        minimum: 1
        type: integer
        default: 500
  headers:
    CorrelationId:
      description: 'A unique identifier for the request, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
    RequestId:
      description: 'A unique identifier for the request, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
    ServerId:
      description: 'The identifier of the server that generated the response, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Error:
      description: An error response.
      headers:
        X-Correlation-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
        X-Server-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetail'
    Observation:
      description: An observation record.
      headers:
        X-Correlation-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
        X-Server-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
      content:
        application/geo+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationGeoJson'
        application/ld+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationJsonLd'
        application/vnd.noaa.uswx+xml:
          schema: {}
        application/vnd.noaa.obs+xml:
          schema: {}
    ObservationCollection:
      description: A collection of observation records.
      headers:
        X-Correlation-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
        X-Server-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
      content:
        application/geo+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationCollectionGeoJson'
        application/ld+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationCollectionJsonLd'
    ObservationStationCollection:
      description: A collection of observation stations.
      headers:
        X-Correlation-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
        X-Server-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
      content:
        application/geo+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStationCollectionGeoJson'
        application/ld+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObservationStationCollectionJsonLd'