wunderground_historical.py

https://gist.github.com/philshem/8864437

Wunderground API: Streamlined python 2.7 code using the requests package. Must register at http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/ and insert your personal key.

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 wunderground_current.py

	import requests
	data = requests.get('http://api.wunderground.com/api/INSERT_KEY_HERE/geolookup/conditions/q/Switzerland/Zurich.json').json()
	location = data['location']['city']
	temp_c = data['current_observation']['temp_c']
	print "Current temperature in %s is: %s C" % (location, temp_c)

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 wunderground_historical.py

	import requests
	def get_precip(gooddate):
	urlstart = 'http://api.wunderground.com/api/INSERT_KEY_HERE/history_'
	urlend = '/q/Switzerland/Zurich.json'
	url = urlstart + str(gooddate) + urlend
	data = requests.get(url).json()
	for summary in data['history']['dailysummary']:
	print ','.join((gooddate,summary['date']['year'],summary['date']['mon'],summary['date']['mday'],summary['precipm'], summary['maxtempm'], summary['meantempm'],summary['mintempm']))
	if __name__ == "__main__":
	from datetime import date
	from dateutil.rrule import rrule, DAILY
	a = date(2013, 1, 1)
	b = date(2013, 12, 31)
	for dt in rrule(DAILY, dtstart=a, until=b):
	get_precip(dt.strftime("%Y%m%d"))