# Citizen Weather Observer Program

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/cwop/  
**Website:** http://www.wxqa.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP) is a public‑private partnership that collects weather observations contributed by citizen volunteers worldwide. It makes these data available to weather services, homeland security, and researchers, while providing contributors feedback on data quality. The program operates through the wxqa.com website, offering maps, station lists, data quality tools, and resources for weather enthusiasts and amateur radio operators.

## Kin Score — 5.5 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 44.6 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 5.9 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 3.1 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## Security (1)

- **Cwop Domain Security** — no transport/DNS hardening detected

## Tags

Weather, CitizenScience, DataCollection, PublicPrivatePartnership, Community

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/cwop/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.