Weather Data

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Weather Data

The NERIS data framework provides fields and definitions for the data.

   

Grouped Fields

general

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
weather_id	Text	National Weather Service Station ID.	-
weather_condition	Text	Standard NWS codes for weather type.	-
weather_temperature	Float	Temperature during incident (degrees F).	-
weather_humidity	Float	Humidity during incident (%).	-
weather_cloudiness	Float	Cloudiness as a percentage (%).	-
weather_pressure	Float	Atmospheric pressure on the sea level, hPa.	-
weather_visibility	Float	Average visibility, in miles.	-
precipitation_rain	Float	Rain precipitation, inches/hour.	-
precipitation_snow	Float	Snow precipitation, inches/hour.	-
wind_speed	Float	Velocity of wind in miles per hour.	-
wind_degree	Float	Wind direction, degrees (meteorological).	-
wind_gust	Float	Velocity of wind gusts in miles per hour.	-

  

 

Individual Fields

Group of Fields: ‘general’

Field ‘weather_id’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather_id
Type	Text
Overview	National Weather Service Station ID.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘weather_condition’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather_condition
Type	Text
Overview	Standard NWS codes for weather type.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘weather_temperature’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather_temperature
Type	Float
Overview	Temperature during incident (degrees F).
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘weather_humidity’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather_humidity
Type	Float
Overview	Humidity during incident (%).
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘weather_cloudiness’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather_cloudiness
Type	Float
Overview	Cloudiness as a percentage (%).
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘weather_pressure’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather_pressure
Type	Float
Overview	Atmospheric pressure on the sea level, hPa.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘weather_visibility’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather_visibility
Type	Float
Overview	Average visibility, in miles.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘precipitation_rain’

Attribute	Value
Key	precipitation_rain
Type	Float
Overview	Rain precipitation, inches/hour.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘precipitation_snow’

Attribute	Value
Key	precipitation_snow
Type	Float
Overview	Snow precipitation, inches/hour.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘wind_speed’

Attribute	Value
Key	wind_speed
Type	Float
Overview	Velocity of wind in miles per hour.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘wind_degree’

Attribute	Value
Key	wind_degree
Type	Float
Overview	Wind direction, degrees (meteorological).
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Field ‘wind_gust’

Attribute	Value
Key	wind_gust
Type	Float
Overview	Velocity of wind gusts in miles per hour.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | external weather data | 

 

Alternative Views

View	Description
Examples	Data dictionary details on the data, types.
Overview	Overview of the data.

    

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