A 20th Anniversary Retrospective: The Launch of CustomWeather’s Groundbreaking Weather Data API
Summary
In 2001, market demand was brewing for serving up weather data through a web interface, prompting CustomWeather to start development efforts. Developing the ability to request weather data instantaneously through a HTTP interface for any location around the globe was an entirely new concept. A second, important breakthrough concept included the ability to request weather data based entirely on coordinates. To this day, API weather data remains a core component of CustomWeather’s services for businesses large and small. • Ability to refine forecasts down to 100 meter resolution worldwide • Clients can request data via HTTPS for secure data encryption CustomWeather celebrates 20 years of excellence and innovation by offering monthly retrospectives highlighting the numerous first-of-its-kind weather products and services that it has developed over the past 2 decades.