Station Parameters

The Meteomatics Weather API provides a wide selection of weather station data around the globe. This also includes buoy measurement data.
For more information about weather station data and a detailed description on how to query weather station data, please see: Querying weather station data
The weather parameters that can be queried, depend on the parameters that are recorded at the desired weather station. The following list gives an overview of available weather station parameters:

Temperature:
```
t_<level>:<unit>
```
```
t_<measure>_2m_<interval>:<unit>
```
Available levels: -100cm, -50cm, -20cm, -10cm, -5cm, -2cm, 5cm; -2m, -1m, 0m, 2m
Available units: C, K; t_2m is also available in F
Available measures: mean, min, max
Available intervals: 1h, 3h, 6h, 12h, 24h
Examples: t_2m:C, t_2m:F, t_2m:K; t_-10cm:K; t_max_2m_1h:C; t_mean_2m_24h:K; t_min_2m_12h:C
Dew point temperature:
```
dew_point_2m:<unit>
```
Available units: C, K, F
Sea surface temperature:
```
t_sea_sfc:<unit>
```
Available units: C, K, F
Relative humidity 2 m above ground level:
```
relative_humidity_2m:p
```
Precipitation:
```
precip_<interval>:mm
```
Available intervals: 10min, 1h, 3h, 6h, 12h, 24h
Global radiation:
The first parameter returns the instantaneous flux of global radiation (diffuse + direct radiation) in W per square meter and the second parameter the accumulated energy of global radiation in Ws or J per square meter.
```
global_rad:W
```
```
global_rad_<interval>:<unit>
```
Available intervals: 10min, 1h, 24h
Available units: J, Ws
Diffuse radiation:
The first parameter returns the instantaneous flux of diffuse radiation in W per square meter and the second parameter the accumulated energy of diffuse radiation in Ws or J per square meter.
```
diffuse_rad:W
```
```
diffuse_rad_<interval>:<unit>
```
Available intervals: 1h, 24h
Available units: J, Ws
Sunshine duration:
```
sunshine_duration_<interval>:<unit>
```
Available intervals: 10min, 1h, 3h, 6h, 12h, 24h
Available units: min, h; sunshine_duration_10min is only available in min
Sun zenit:
```
sun_zenit:d
```
Cloud Cover:
```
<type>_cloud_cover:<unit>
```
Available types: low, total
Available units: p, octas
Ceiling height above ground level:
```
ceiling_height_agl:<unit>
```
Available units: ft, hft, m
Visibility:
```
visibility:<unit>
```
Available units: m, km
Wind speed, wind gusts and wind direction:
```
wind_speed_<level>:<unit>
```
```
wind_gusts_10m_1h:<unit>
```
```
wind_dir_<level>:d
```
Available levels: 2m, 10m
Available units: ms, kmh; wind_speed_2m is also available in bft, kn, mph

Mean sea level and surface pressure:

msl_pressure:<unit>

msl_pressure_icao:<unit>

sfc_pressure:<unit>

Available units: hPa, Pa

Geopotential height:
```
geopotential_height:m
```

Fresh snow, snow depth and frost depth:

fresh_snow_24h:cm

snow_depth:cm

frost_depth:cm

Number of lightnings:
```
number_lightnings:x
```
```
number_lightnings_<type>:x
```
Available types: close, far
Salinity:
```
salinity:psu
```
Ocean current direction and ocean current speed:
```
ocean_current_direction:d
```
```
ocean_current_speed:<unit>
```
Available units: cms, ms
Mean wave period, peak wave period and significant wave height:
```
mean_wave_period:s
```
```
peak_wave_period:s
```
```
significant_wave_height:m
```
Mean period of wind waves and significant height of wind waves:
```
mean_period_wind_waves:s
```
```
significant_height_wind_waves:m
```
Tidal amplitude:
```
tidal_amplitude:cm
```
Mean period of total swell and significant height of total swell:
```
mean_period_total_swell:s
```
```
significant_height_total_swell:m
```