Description
The Wind Speed Data block outputs the wind speed of a local weather station in miles or kilometers per hour. Information is gathered from World Weather Online, which services over 200 countries worldwide. In addition to historical data, an 18-hour forecast is also available.
Data Source: World Weather Online (http://www.worldweatheronline.com/premium-weather.aspx?menu=features)
Functionality
The Wind Speed Data block is used to retrieve wind speed information from the nearest weather station. The block outputs instantaneous wind speed at the weather station every three hours, in either mile per hour or kilometers per hour.
- Geographical coverage: Canada, US, and world.
- Data Intervals: ONLY 3-hour data available.
- History and Forecast: ONLY Historical and 18-hour forecast data available.
Block Configuration
Setup of the Wind Speed Data block is quick, as the only fields required are “Name”, “Postal Code”, and “Use Kilometers”
Name: changes the name of the block as it appears in the logic flow. It is best practice to use a concise, descriptive name.
Postal Code(Data request): Does not have to be only postal code, airport code (IATA), city name, latitude/longitude, IP address are also acceptable. See the examples below:
- Postal Code: is used to locate the nearest relevant weather station.
- Airport code, e.g. LHR (London Heathrow Airport)
- City name, e.g. Stuttgart, Germany
- Latitude/Longitude, e.g. 49.1947, -123.1839 (Vancouver’s Latitude and Longitude)
- IP address, e.g. 206.122.22.101
Use Kilometers toggles output units to kilometers per hour, otherwise defaulting to miles per hour.
