Standards: Resolution Time Position Temp. Precipit. Clouds  Radiation  Wind  Others... Symbols Language

   

meteoblue uses global conventions for data capture and display. The most important standards are listed below. This page is being updated regularly. For questions or suggestions, mail .

The standards used can be found when you click on the following sections:  

TITLE:	Content overview
Resolution:	Detail and precision of simulations.
Time:	Time, period, intervals in local and UTC time of data presentation.
Position:	Coordinates and altitude.
Temperature:	Scales and classifications.
Precipitation:	Rain, snow, ice and hail.
Clouds:	Cover, forms and interpretation.
Radiation:	Types, units.
Wind:	Classification, interpretation.
Others:	Other parameters and measuring systems.
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Symbols:	List of symbols used.
Languages:	List of languages used
Countries:	List if countries used
Actualisations:	Data update frequency
Formats:	Definitions of data formats used
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Weather information:	Types and sources of weather data
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS: meteoblue displays mostly weather simulations: These may be forecasts, actuals (nowcasts), or historical, and are displayed in the same way as meteorological observations, to make them comparable. Two examples: A temperature of 15°C at 12:00 means that 15°C is expected to be measured at 12:00. A precipitation forecast of 3 mm of rain for the time from 09:00-12:00 o'clock is displayed as "3 mm " at 12:00, because a total of 3 mm observed between  09:00 and 12:00 would have been measured at 12:00 o'clock. More details can be found under each parameter. 

MEASURING SYSTEMS: meteoblue uses metric measurements. Conversions to other systems are available on request.