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Documentation for /json/vtec_events.py
This provides metadata on VTEC events for a given WFO and year.
Changelog
- 2025-01-10: Support providing all events for a given year and wfo.
- 2024-08-08: Migration to pydantic validation
Example Usage
Provide all NWS Des Moines VTEC events for 2024.
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/json/vtec_events.py?wfo=DMX&year=2024
Provide all NWS Des Moines Tornado Warnings for 2024:
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/json/vtec_events.py?wfo=DMX&year=2024&phenomena=TO&significance=W
Provide all SV, TO, FF, MA events for NWS Des Moines in 2024 in csv format:
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/json/vtec_events.py?wfo=DMX&year=2024&combo=1&fmt=csv
Provide all 2024 tornado warnings for NWS Des Moines in xlsx format:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| callback | string | optional JSONP callback |
| combo | boolean | Special one-off to get all SV, TO, FF, MA events |
| fmt | string | Output format, json, csv, xlsx |
| phenomena | string | 2 character phenomena to limit results to |
| significance | string | 1 character significance to limit results to |
| wfo | string | 3 character WFO identifier |
| year | integer | Year to query |