chcd (version 0.1.1)

get_climatedata: Get historical climate data for the specified time and place. The data returned will be raw data as originally reported. As many weather stations historically use manual entry to report this data this is likely to mean that data cleaning will be required for sensible usage.

Description

Get historical climate data for the specified time and place. The data returned will be raw data as originally reported. As many weather stations historically use manual entry to report this data this is likely to mean that data cleaning will be required for sensible usage.

Usage

get_climatedata(place, years, interval, progress = TRUE)

Value

A single tibble containing all the requested data

Arguments

place

The place that data should be downloaded for. This can be a climate station ID, or a text place name. Can take a list of place names.

years

The year, or years, to get data for. Can be either a single numeric year or a list of years. All years must be between 1840 and present.

interval

The interval that data should be returned for. Must be one of: "h", "hourly", "d", "daily", "m", "monthly". Defaults to monthly.

progress

Defines if a progress bar is shown. Can be TRUE or FALSE. Defaults to TRUE.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # interactive()

# These will return climate data for all stations that include the place string in their name.
get_climatedata("squamish",1980,"monthly")
get_climatedata("toronto",1980,"daily")

# In order to get a specific station you can use its station id (see chcd::get_station())
get_climatedata(337, 1980, "m")

# Can also support lists of places and years
get_climatedata("squamish", c(1980:1985), "m")
get_climatedata(c("squamish","whistler"), 1990, "m")
get_climatedata(c(337,338,339), c(1974:1975), "daily")
}