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GET Weather Stations

Returns all weather stations.

Request Information

https://511.alberta.ca/api/v2/get/weatherstations

URI Parameters

URI Parameters
Name	Description	Type	Additional information
format	Valid values are 'xml' or 'json', default 'json'.	string	Optional
lang	Valid values are 'en' or 'fr', default 'en'.	string	Optional

Response Information

Resource Description

Resource Description
Name	Description	Type
Id	A unique identifier.	integer
Latitude	The latitude describing the location. Format: double between -90 and 90.	double
Longitude	The longitude describing the location. Format: double between -180 and 180.	double
LastUpdated	The date the item's details were last updated in Unix time. More information	integer
CameraSource	Name of the camera source associated with this weather station.	string
CameraSourceId	Source id of the camera associated with this weather station.	string
AirTemperature	The temperature in fahrenheit of the air measured at approximately eight feet above the ground. For example: 42.8 °F	string
PavementTemperature	Surface temperature in fahrenheit. For example: 44.6 °F	string
WindSpeed	Speed of wind	string
WindDirection	Direction of wind flow	string
RelativeHumidity	The ratio in percentage of the existing vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure with respect to water at the current temperature. For example: 26 %	string

Response Formats

JSON

Sample:

[
    {
        "Id": 11423,
        "Latitude": 51.0405,
        "Longitude": -115.246,
        "LastUpdated": 1748611380,
        "CameraSource": "WOOD",
        "CameraSourceId": "001-02",
        "AirTemperature": "12.1",
        "PavementTemperature": "14.71",
        "WindSpeed": "8.3",
        "WindDirection": "224",
        "RelativeHumidity": "56"
    },
    {
        "Id": 11424,
        "Latitude": 51.0873,
        "Longitude": -114.492,
        "LastUpdated": 1748611500,
        "CameraSource": "WOOD",
        "CameraSourceId": "001-06",
        "AirTemperature": "10.3",
        "PavementTemperature": "14.01",
        "WindSpeed": "1.1",
        "WindDirection": "354",
        "RelativeHumidity": "84"
    }
]

XML

Sample:

<WeatherStationsList>
    <WeatherStations>
        <Id>11423</Id>
        <Latitude>51.0405</Latitude>
        <Longitude>-115.246</Longitude>
        <LastUpdated>1748611380</LastUpdated>
        <CameraSource>WOOD</CameraSource>
        <CameraSourceId>001-02</CameraSourceId>
        <AirTemperature>12.1</AirTemperature>
        <PavementTemperature>14.71</PavementTemperature>
        <WindSpeed>8.3</WindSpeed>
        <WindDirection>224</WindDirection>
        <RelativeHumidity>56</RelativeHumidity>
    </WeatherStations>
    <WeatherStations>
        <Id>11424</Id>
        <Latitude>51.0873</Latitude>
        <Longitude>-114.492</Longitude>
        <LastUpdated>1748611800</LastUpdated>
        <CameraSource>WOOD</CameraSource>
        <CameraSourceId>001-06</CameraSourceId>
        <AirTemperature>10.7</AirTemperature>
        <PavementTemperature>14.31</PavementTemperature>
        <WindSpeed>1.4</WindSpeed>
        <WindDirection>57</WindDirection>
        <RelativeHumidity>85</RelativeHumidity>
    </WeatherStations>	
</WeatherStationsList>