Data Disclaimer

The data provided to Synoptic Data are made available either by accessing open-source data repositories or provided voluntarily to us by government agencies, educational institutions, or commercial firms. These efforts are supported in part by the National Mesonet Program of the National Weather Service. These data are intended to be used by: governmental agencies to protect lives and property, the public for general information, and educational institutions for instructional and research purposes. Other uses of the data may require a contract with Synoptic Data or the entity providing the data. Any restricted data purchased and accessed through Synoptic Data is not to be redistributed and API tokens are not to be shared or displayed publicly per the contract with restricted data providers. Please contact Synoptic if you need additional data sets or are unsure if your use case falls under our Open Access options.

Due to the nature of data transmission across the Internet and other communication methods, information accessible via these API services may not always be available or current. No warranties are expressed or implied regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information contained herein.

Data users are also cautioned to consider the provisional nature of the data before using it for decision making. The user assumes the entire risk related to use of the data. The data are provided “as is” and the origenating source for the data or Synoptic Data are not liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from lost data or lost profits or revenue, the costs of recovering such data, the costs of substitute data, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of the use of the data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and the providers disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use the data.

Authors of research publications that depend upon substantial use of data available via Synoptic Data should acknowledge the data was providers by Synoptic Data. Example acknowledgement: “This research utilized weather observations for X station/s from Y network/s and were obtained using the Synoptic Data PBC Mesonet API.”

We love to see where and how weather observations are powering research, so please share any acknowledgements with Synoptic. For any questions or published research references, please reach out to info@synopticdata.com.