Documentation for /json/dcp_vars.json

The IEM attempts a robust processing of HADS/DCP data in SHEF format. This SHEF format carries a huge number of potential variable names. This service emits the variable names that are currently available (within the present month) for the provided station identifier.

Changelog

• 2024-08-01: Initial documentation update

Example Requests

Turn the unique SHEF variables reported by AESI4

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/json/dcp_vars.py?station=AESI4

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.