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Data Fetching

BOM

Functions that fetch BOM Data from the FTP server.

get_ag_bulletin()
Get a BOM Agriculture Bulletin
get_coastal_forecast()
Get a BOM Coastal Waters Forecast
get_precis_forecast()
Get a BOM Daily Précis Forecast
get_radar_imagery()
Get BOM Radar Imagery
get_satellite_imagery()
Get BOM Satellite Imagery

DPIRD

Functions that fetch data from the DPIRD Weather 2.0 API.

get_dpird_extremes()
Get DPIRD Extreme Weather Event Summaries
get_dpird_minute()
Get DPIRD Weather Data by the Minute
get_dpird_summaries()
Get DPIRD Weather Data in Summarised Formats
get_dpird_apsim()
Get DPIRD Summary Weather Data in the APSIM Format From the Weather 2.0 API

SILO

Functions that fetch data from the SILO API.

get_data_drill()
Get DataDrill Weather Data From SILO
get_patched_point()
Get PatchedPoint Weather Data From SILO
get_data_drill_apsim()
Get DataDrill Weather Data in the APSIM Format From SILO
get_patched_point_apsim()
Get PatchedPoint Weather Data in the APSIM Format From SILO

Metadata Fetching

Functions that get metadata, e.g., station uptime, dataset availability, nearby stations or forecast locations, values that the station records, etc.

find_forecast_towns()
Find the Nearest Town With a BOM Forecast
find_nearby_stations()
Find the Nearest Weather Stations to a Given Geographic Point or Known Station
get_available_imagery()
Get a List of Available BOM Satellite Imagery
get_available_radar()
Get a List of Available BOM Radar Imagery
get_dpird_availability()
Get the Availability for DPIRD Weather Stations
get_stations_metadata()
Get Weather Station Metadata for Both DPIRD and SILO Weather Stations

File Parsing

Functions that parse files that you already downloaded to your computer.

parse_ag_bulletin()
Parse BOM Agriculture Bulletin XML Files
parse_coastal_forecast()
Parse BOM Coastal Waters Forecast XML Files
parse_precis_forecast()
Parse BOM Précis Forecast XML Files

Built in Datasets

Datasets included in {WeatherOz}.

dpird_extreme_weather_values
A List of DPIRD Extreme Weather Data Values
dpird_minute_values
A List of DPIRD Minute Weather Data Values
dpird_summary_values
A List of DPIRD Summary Weather Data Values
silo_daily_values
A List of SILO Daily Weather Values