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Weather forecast 45% open

Jordan


What data is expected?

5 days forecast of temperature, precipitation and wind as well as recorded data for temperature, wind and precipitation for the past year. In order to satisfy the minimum requirements for this category, data submitted should meet the following criteria:

  • 5 days forecast of temperature updated daily
  • 5 days forecast of wind updated daily
  • 5 days forecast of precipitation updated daily
  • Historical temperature data for the past year

What data is available

  •   Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
  •   Is the data available for free? Yes
  •   Is the data machine readable? No (n/a)
  •   Available in bulk? No
  •   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes
  •   Publicly available? Yes(as Weather / Four Days Forecast published by Jordan Meteorological Department)
  •   Is data in digital form? Yes
  •   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
  •   Does the data exist? Yes

Details

Here you can find 4 days forecast (http://www.jometeo.gov.jo/4days.aspx), however it only include temperatures, the rest is explained in text, using terms like mild wind speed and dry weather, without specifying actual numbers for wind speed and precipitation. Here is the current day's weather for the different cities, including wind speed and direction (http://www.jometeo.gov.jo/CountryWeather.aspx). And here you can request data for historical periods, and they said they will compile it based on the resolution and period you specify and be provide it via email (http://www.jometeo.gov.jo/OrderInfo.aspx), we haven't tested it though.

Reviewer comments

This submission is accepted as the dataset contains 4 days of forecast data for temperature, wind, and precipitation, as well as historical data.

Contributors

Reviewers

  • Neal Bastek

Submitters

  • anonymous