Documentation for /cgi-bin/request/gis/spc_outlooks.py

This application allows for the download of SPC Convective and Fire Weather or WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlooks in shapefile format.

Changelog

  • 2024-06-14: Initial documentation of this backend

Example Requests

Provide all of the day 2 convective outlooks for the year 2024:

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/request/gis/spc_outlooks.py?d=2&type=C&sts=2024-01-01T00:00Z&ets=2025-01-01T00:00Z

CGI Arguments

The following table lists the CGI arguments that are accepted by this service. A HTTP GET request is required. Fields of type Multi-Params or CSV value can accept either a comma separated list or multiple parameter and value combinations. For example, ?foo=1&foo=2 is equivalent to ?foo=1,2.

Field Type Description
d Multi-Params or CSV value Days to include
ets string End of the period to include
geom string Express geometries either as layers or non-overlapping geometries.
sts string Start of the period to include
type Multi-Params or CSV value Outlook types to include
year1 integer Start year when sts is not set.
month1 integer Start month when sts is not set.
day1 integer Start day when sts is not set.
hour1 integer Start hour when sts is not set.
minute1 integer Start minute when sts is not set.
year2 integer End year when ets is not set.
month2 integer End month when ets is not set.
day2 integer End day when ets is not set.
hour2 integer End hour when ets is not set.
minute2 integer End minute when ets is not set.