Solar Dataset Query

GET {{nrel_developer_url}}/solar/data_query/v1.json?lat=40&lon=-105&radius=50&all=1

Solar Dataset Query (GET /api/solar/data_query/v1) Returns information on the closest climate data for a location.

Response Fields The response is composed of service-related informational fields and the results of the data query.

Field	Value	Description
inputs	Type: collection	The input parameters received in the request.
errors	Type: array of strings	Any error messages resulting from the request.
warnings	Type: array of strings	Any warning messages resulting from the request. This includes messages regarding data not being found for one or more datasets.
version	Type: string	The current version of the web service.
metadata	Type: collection	Any metadata associated with the request (sources, etc)
outputs	Type: collection	Information about the climate data files for each supported dataset. (see output fields for more detail) \n Dataset Description \n nsrdb \n NREL Physical Solar Model (PSM) TMY from the NREL National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB) (see nsrdb.nrel.gov/about) \n tmy2 TMY2 station data (see Typical Meteorological Year, version 2) \n tmy3 TMY3 station data (see Typical Meteorological Year version 3) \n intl International station data \n IN India 10km gridded solar resource data (see India Solar Resource Maps) \n all_stations Information for all stations within the radius (only if all=1 is specified)
id	Type: string	An identifier for that climate data within the dataset.
lat	Type: decimal	The latitude of the station.
lon	Type: decimal	The longitude of the station.
city	Type: string	The city where the station is located.
state	Type: string	The state where the station is located.
timezone	Type: integer	The timezone of the station, relative to GMT.
elevation	Type: integer	The elevation of the station in meters.
distance	Type: integer	The distance in meters from the input location to the station.

Request Params

Key	Datatype	Required	Description
`lat`	number
`lon`	number
`radius`	number
`all`	number

RESPONSES

status: OK

{&quot;version&quot;:&quot;1.3.2&quot;,&quot;warnings&quot;:[&quot;No intl data found for lat=40.0 lon=-105.0&quot;],&quot;errors&quot;:[],&quot;metadata&quot;:{},&quot;inputs&quot;:{&quot;lat&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;lon&quot;:&quot;-105&quot;,&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;all&quot;:&quot;1&quot;},&quot;outputs&quot;:{&quot;tmy2&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0-94018&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;BOULDER&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:40.13,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.24,&quot;elevation&quot;:1689,&quot;distance&quot;:24977},&quot;tmy3&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1-724699&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;BROOMFIELD/JEFFCO [BOULDER - SURFRAD]&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:40.13,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.24,&quot;elevation&quot;:1689,&quot;distance&quot;:24977},&quot;intl&quot;:null,&quot;nsrdb&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3-W105N040-W10502N4001&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;Colorado&quot;,&quot;country&quot;:null,&quot;lat&quot;:40.01,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.02,&quot;distance&quot;:2029,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;elevation&quot;:1582,&quot;resolution&quot;:4},&quot;all_stations&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3-W105N040-W10502N4001&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;Colorado&quot;,&quot;country&quot;:null,&quot;lat&quot;:40.01,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.02,&quot;distance&quot;:2029,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;elevation&quot;:1582,&quot;resolution&quot;:4,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;nsrdb&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;0-94018&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;BOULDER&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:40.13,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.24,&quot;elevation&quot;:1689,&quot;distance&quot;:24977,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;tmy2&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1-724699&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;BROOMFIELD/JEFFCO [BOULDER - SURFRAD]&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:40.13,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.24,&quot;elevation&quot;:1689,&quot;distance&quot;:24977,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;tmy3&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1-724666&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;DENVER/CENTENNIAL [GOLDEN - NREL]&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:39.742,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.179,&quot;elevation&quot;:1829,&quot;distance&quot;:32650,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;tmy3&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1-725650&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;DENVER INTL AP&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:39.833,&quot;lon&quot;:-104.65,&quot;elevation&quot;:1650,&quot;distance&quot;:35063,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;tmy3&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1-724695&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;AURORA BUCKLEY FIELD ANGB&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:39.717,&quot;lon&quot;:-104.75,&quot;elevation&quot;:1726,&quot;distance&quot;:38143,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;tmy3&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1-724769&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;FORT COLLINS (AWOS)&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:40.45,&quot;lon&quot;:-105.017,&quot;elevation&quot;:1529,&quot;distance&quot;:50435,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;tmy3&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1-724768&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;GREELEY/WELD (AWOS)&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;COLORADO&quot;,&quot;timezone&quot;:-7,&quot;lat&quot;:40.433,&quot;lon&quot;:-104.633,&quot;elevation&quot;:1420,&quot;distance&quot;:57549,&quot;dataset&quot;:&quot;tmy3&quot;}]}}