Does the API have access to the 5-minute resolution data?

[melyux]

Please describe what you're trying to do.
If I go to a station's page like here, I can see data with 5-minute resolution. However, the API only returns the hourly data (at the :53 minute marks). Is there a way to access the more granular data? I haven't been able to find anything about the temporal resolution in the API documentation.

All the best.

[KTibow]

I just clicked on the "XML" page and got this: https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobextXml.php?sid=KSGR&num=24

[melyux]

What is that? It’s loading a blank page for me.

[KTibow]

@melyux try curl:

curl "https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobextXml.php?sid=KSGR&num=24"

I went to your page and clicked on the orange XML button at the top.

[paulnadler]

There was also a Json version of that API but it stopped working recently and would include QPF values which was nice.
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobextJson.php?sid=KSGR&num=24

In my experience using that API, the resolution isn't consistent. I think it depends on how often the weather station updates. I also wonder if this is an example of an API that will be replaced by the new API here.

[melyux]

Thanks for the XML link, I hadn't seen that. I guess I'm wondering why the /stations/{stationId}/observations/latest endpoint grabs the :53 minute mark data instead of the latest 5-minute granularity observation possible, as seen in the XML.

[StephenClouse]

API receives its data from MADIS.

At this time we do not receive the high-frequency METAR data.

[scadergit]

@paulnadler the short answer is that api.weather.gov will eventually replace the pseudo-apis written across the NWS. The regions were able to quickly develop some great ideas, but regional technology farms are getting phased out with a single approach at NCO.