Athenium Analytics datasets allow access to global historical, current, and forecast weather data.
The appetite for precision data for decision and operations support is growing exponentially and affecting industries ranging from insurance to agriculture to risk management. However, the availability of weather and climate data has not significantly changed for decades. Athenium Analytics helps to solve this challenge as the leading precise and reliable source for a comprehensive global database of weather, climate, geography and ecosystem information that can be easily fused with other datasets.
Why Our Data?
Athenium Analytics has produced a proprietary database built from multiple public and private sources containing comprehensive global historic and forecast data. We cleanse, normalize, and interpolate the most advanced datasets to provide an exceptional database with resolutions ranging from 35km to less than 1km in many locations.
The Data
Our databases are quality checked, translated, converted, and normalized to provide hourly, gap-free, statistically stable data made accessible for analytics and solutions. Our historic data is assimilated from multiple state-of-the-industry sources, including the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis and METAR and MADIS feeds. Hourly seven-day forecasts are based on the industry's best forecast models, including the Global Forecast System (GFS), interpolated hourly. We also leverage a number of NOAA numerical model analyses and forecasts, as well as our own proprietary modeling, for both historical and forecast data. Our capability to ingest raw data in any format from any source, then prepare the data in useful formats, is what sets us apart from any other data providers.
Datasets
We also incorporate different datasets to dynamically downscale data to a high spatial resolution, as well as add in datasets for topographical, agricultural, and other environmental datasets to provide high precision for hundcores of weather variables. Our capability to pull in sources (to ingest raw data in any format, and from any source) and prepare the data in useful formats with analytics, formatting, and statistical approaches to validate gap-free data sets us apart from other data providers.
- Global Coverage
- 36 Years of Historical Data
- 7-Day Forecast Data
- Hazard Risk DataForecast Data
- Core Weather DataPremium Weather Data
- Weather Forensics
Athenium Core Geo - Access Weather Data by Latitude/Longitude pair, Hourly Data.
Athenium Core Zip - Access Weather Data by Zip Code, Hourly Data.
Athenium Degree Day Geo - Degree Day Weather Data is a measure of the increase or decrease in temperature over time useful for crop planning etc. Columns include : Cooling Degree Day, Growing Degree Day, Heating Degree Day, Killing Degree Day.
Athenium Forecast Geo - Access a 7 day hourly Weather Forecast by Latitude/Longitude pair, Hourly Data
Athenium Forecast Zip - Access a 7 day hourly Weather Forecast by Zip Code, Hourly Data.
Athenium Premium Geo - Access Weather Data by Latitude/Longitude pair, Hourly Data.
Athenium Premium Zip - Access Weather Data by Zip Code (ie ´90210´). Hourly Data.
Each dataset contains appropriate columns from the following :
| 100 Meter Wind Speed MPH | Instantaneous wind speed at 100 meters for the time shown, miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (kph) |
| Albedo | Fraction of radiation reflected at the surface. Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Apparent Temperature | Air temperature that includes impact of wind and humidity at 10 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Category for Freezing Rain | Indicator of precipitation falling as freezing rain (1=yes; 0=no). Not available in Daily or Monthly increments. Instantaneous reading at time shown, index |
| Category for Ice Pellets | Indicator of precipitation falling as ice/graupel (1=yes; 0=no). Not available in Daily or Monthly increments. Instantaneous reading at time shown, index |
| Category for Rain | Indicator of precipitation falling as rain (1=yes; 0=no). Not available in Daily or Monthly increments. Instantaneous reading at time shown, index |
| Category for Snow | Indicator of precipitation falling as snow (1=yes; 0=no). Not available in Daily or Monthly increments. Instantaneous reading at time shown, index |
| Cloud Coverage Percent | Cloud Coverage Percent |
| Convective Available Potential Energy | Energy available for convective (storm) development in boundary layer. Average for previous hour, J/kg |
| Diffuse Horizontal Radiation | Diffuse (indirect) solar radiation flux on a plane parallel to the Earth´s surface. Average, or accumulated energy in Wh/m², for previous hour (1Wh=3600J), W/m² |
| Direct Normal Radiation | Direct solar radiation flux on a surface 90 deg to the sun. Average, or accumulated energy in Wh/m², for previous hour (1Wh=3600J), W/m² |
| Downward Solar Radiation | Long-wave radiation flux incident on a plane parallel to the Earth´s surface. Average for previous hour, W/m² |
| Downward Terrestrial Radiation | Long-wave radiation flux incident on a plane parallel to the Earth´s surface. Average for previous hour, W/m² |
| Evaporation from Bare Soil | Water movement and evaporation through vegetation, W/m² |
| Freezing Rainfall | Total accumulated liquid equivalent of rain freezing on contact with the surface; previous hour, inches (in) or centimeters (cm) |
| Frost Index* | Indicator forecasting the potential for frost to occur (1=yes; 0=no), index. |
| Ground Heat Flux | Rate of heat energy transfer at the surface. Average, or accumulated energy in Wh/m², for previous hour (1Wh=3600J) |
| Ice Cover | Surface ice coverage, Index |
| Ice Thickness | Depth of ice on the surface, meters or feet |
| Liquid Soil Moisture (0-10 cm) | Liquid soil moisture fraction (total and non-frozen), Layer-average by volume. Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Liquid Soil Moisture (0-200 cm) | Layer-average by volume, percent (%) |
| Liquid Soil Moisture (10-40 cm) | Liquid soil moisture fraction (total and non-frozen), Layer-average by volume. Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Liquid Soil Moisture (40-100 cm) | Liquid soil moisture fraction (total and non-frozen), Layer-average by volume. Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Maximum Specific Humidity | Maximum water vapor content at 2 meters, kg/kg |
| Mean Sea Level Pressure | Surface pressure adjusted to mean sea-level, millibars (mb) or kilopascals (kPa) |
| Minimum Specific Humidity | Minimum water vapor content at 2 meters, kg/kg |
| Net Radiation | Sum of incoming/outgoing solar and terrestrial radiation. Average for previous hour, W/m² |
| Planetary Boundary Layer Height | The depth of the lowest layer of the atmosphere. In this layer, friction affects the wind speed and direction. Depth, Meters (m) |
| Potential Evapotranspiration | Maximum evaporation rate possible (water surface). Instantaneous reading at time shown, micrometers per hour |
| Precipitation | Liquid equivalent for types: warm rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow. Total accumulated previous hour, inches (in) or centimeters (cm) |
| Precipitation Rate | Hourly measure of precipitation intensity. Average for previous hour, mm/hr |
| Rainfall | Total accumulated liquid equivalent of warm rain; previous hour, inches (in) or centimeters (cm) |
| Relative Humidity Percent | Relative Humidity Percent |
| Sea Surface Temperature | Ground or sea surface temperature, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Significant Hail Index* | Indicator of the possibility for large hail falling (1=yes; 0=no). Not available in Daily or Monthly increments. Instantaneous reading at time shown, index |
| Snow Cover | Percentage of surface covered with snow. Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Snow Depth | Calculated snow depth at the surface. Average for previous hour, meter (m) or feet (ft) |
| Snowfall | A measurement of the depth of snow on the ground since the previous observation, inches (in) or centimeters (cm) |
| Soil Temperature (0-10 cm) | Layer-average. Average for previous hour, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Soil Temperature (10-40 cm) | Layer-average. Average for previous hour, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Soil Temperature (40-100 cm) | Layer-average. Average for previous hour, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Soil Temperature Fahrenheit (10-40 cm) | Layer-average. Average for previous hour, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Soil Temperature Fahrenheit (40-100 cm) | Layer-average. Average for previous hour, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Soil Type | Categorized description of soil content. Not available in Daily or Monthly increments, Soil Type (Zobler Analysis) Index |
| Specific Humidity | Daily water vapor content at 2 meters, kg/kg |
| Surface Dew Point Temperature | Atmospheric humidity metric (temperature at which dew will form) at 2 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Surface Geopotential Height | Surface height at mean sea-level pressure, meters (m) or feet (ft) |
| Surface Latent Heat Flux | Rate of latent heat energy transfer at the surface. W/m². Average, or accumulated energy in Wh/m², for previous hour (1Wh=3600J) |
| Surface Pressure | Atmospheric pressure. Instantaneous reading at time shown, millibars (mb) or kilopascals (kPa) |
| Surface Relative Humidity | Percent of water vapor in the air relative to its saturation point. Instantaneous reading at time shown, percentage (%) |
| Surface Roughness | Descriptor of surface texture (I.e, an indicator for the strength of frictional drag). Not available in Daily or Monthly increments, meters (m) or feet (ft) |
| Surface Sensible Heat Flux | Rate of sensible heat energy transfer at the surface. W/m². Average, or accumulated energy in Wh/m², for previous hour (1Wh=3600J) |
| Surface Slope Type | Categorized description of the change in surface height. Not available in Daily or Monthly increments, index |
| Surface Temperature | A measure of atmospheric sensible heat content at 2 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Surface Water Runoff | Base-flow Ground Water Runoff. Subsurface water flow expected to runoff (not be absorbed), millimeters (mm) |
| Surface Wet-bulb Temperature | Atmospheric humidity metric (evaporative cooling potential of moist surface) at 2 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |
| Surface Wind Direction | Upwind direction (e.g., wind from east = 90, from south = 180, etc.) at 10 meters. Two-minute average up-wind direction at time shown, degrees |
| Surface Wind Gust | Non-continuous wind speed burst at 10 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (kph) |
| Surface Wind Gust Kilometers/S | Non-continuous wind speed burst at 10 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (kph) |
| Surface Wind Gust Miles Per Hour | Non-continuous wind speed burst at 10 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (kph) |
| Surface Wind Speed | Instantaneous wind speed at 10 meters for the time shown, miles per hour (mph), kilometers per hour (kph), or knots (kts) |
| Total High Cloud Cover | Cloud percent at multiple pressure levels (high altitudes). Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Total Low Cloud Cover | Cloud percent at multiple pressure levels (low altitudes). Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Total Middle Cloud Cover | Cloud percent at multiple pressure levels (middle altitudes). Average for previous hour, percent (%) |
| Total Ozone | Atmospheric column ozone density. Average for previous hour, DU (Dobson Units) |
| Vegetation Coverage | Percent of surface covered by vegetation. Not available in Daily or Monthly increments, percent (%) |
| Vegetation Type | Categorized description of vegetation content at the surface. Not available in Daily or Monthly increments, Vegetation Type (SiB Analysis) Index |
| Vertical Speed Shear | Wind velocity that characterizes the effect of turbulent shear at the surface, meters per second (m/s) and miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (kph) |
| Wind Chill Temperature | Air temperature that includes impact of wind at 10 meters. Instantaneous reading at time shown, Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C) |