NOAA · Schema

Observation

NOAA NWS API schema for Observation

WeatherClimateForecastAlertsOceanTidesAviation WeatherGovernmentOpen DataEnvironmental

Properties

Name	Type	Description
@context	object
geometry	object
@id	string
@type	string
elevation	object
station	string
stationId	string
stationName	string
timestamp	string
rawMessage	string
textDescription	string
icon	string
presentWeather	array
temperature	object
dewpoint	object
windDirection	object
windSpeed	object
windGust	object
barometricPressure	object
seaLevelPressure	object
visibility	object
maxTemperatureLast24Hours	object
minTemperatureLast24Hours	object
precipitationLastHour	object
precipitationLast3Hours	object
precipitationLast6Hours	object
relativeHumidity	object
windChill	object
heatIndex	object
cloudLayers	array

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/noaa/main/json-schema/noaa-nws-observation.json",
  "title": "Observation",
  "description": "NOAA NWS API schema for 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
}

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