imgw-data-loader

Python API for IMGW (Polish: Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej) public data access with current weather and hydro observations.

Setup

pip install imgw-data

Data

• all time related variables are in UTC
• coordinates are in EPSG:4326
• temperature unit is Celsius
• elevation is in meters (above the sea level)

Usage

get_current_weather()

Function gets current weather from IMGW website. Monitored variables (polish: english):

• 'id_stacji': 'station_id'
• 'stacja': 'station_name'
• 'data_pomiaru': 'observation_date'
• 'godzina_pomiaru': 'observation_hour'
• 'temperatura': 'temperature'
• 'predkosc_wiatru': 'wind_speed'
• 'kierunek_wiatru': 'wind_direction'
• 'wilgotnosc_wzgledna': 'relative_humidity'
• 'suma_opadu': 'precipitation'
• 'cisnienie': 'pressure'
• 'mnpm': 'elevation'

Download as a Python object

from imgw_data import get_current_weather


current_weather_json = get_current_weather()  # downloads data as JSON
current_weather_csv = get_current_weather(as_csv=True)  # downloads data as string csv
current_weather_xml = get_current_weather(as_xml=True)  # downloads data as string xml
current_weather_html = get_current_weather(as_html=True)  # downloads data as string html

current_weather_pl = get_current_weather(translate_to_english=False)  # downloads original data with Polish sentences

print(current_weather_json)

[
  {'station_id': '12295',
   'station_name': 'Białystok',
   'observation_date': '2024-04-12',
   'observation_hour': '7',
   'temperature': '12.2',
   'wind_speed': '2',
   'wind_direction': '250',
   'relative_humidity': '68.8',
   'precipitation': '0',
   'pressure': '1028.6'}, 
   {...},
]

Download and export to file

from imgw_data import get_current_weather


current_weather_json = get_current_weather(fname='data.json')  # stores data as JSON
current_weather_csv = get_current_weather(fname='data.csv', as_csv=True)  # stores data as string csv
current_weather_xml = get_current_weather(fname='data.xml', as_xml=True)  # stores data as string xml
current_weather_html = get_current_weather(fname='data.html', as_html=True)  # stores data as string html

get_current_hydro()

Function gets current hydrological observations from IMGW website. Monitored variables (polish: english):

• 'id_stacji': 'station_id'
• 'stacja': 'station_name'
• 'rzeka': 'river',
• 'województwo': 'voivodeship',
• 'stan_wody': 'water_level_cm',
• 'stan_wody_data_pomiaru': 'water_level_measurement_datetime',
• 'temperatura_wody': 'water_temperature_C',
• 'temperatura_wody_data_pomiaru': 'water_temperature_measurement_datetime',
• 'zjawisko_lodowe': 'ice_phenomena_code',
• 'zjawisko_lodowe_data_pomiaru': 'ice_phenomena_measurement_datetime',
• 'zjawisko_zarastania': 'vegetation_growth_code',
• 'zjawisko_zarastania_data_pomiaru': 'vegetation_growth_measurement_datetime',

Download as a Python object

from imgw_data import get_current_hydro


current_hydro_json = get_current_hydro()  # downloads data as JSON
current_hydro_pl = get_current_hydro(translate_to_english=False)  # downloads original data with Polish sentences

print(current_hydro_json)

[
  {'station_id': '151140030',
   'station_name': 'Przewoźniki',
   'river': 'Skroda',
   'voivodeship': 'lubuskie',
   'water_level_cm': '243',
   'water_level_measurement_datetime': '2024-06-16 09:10:00',
   'water_temperature_C': None,
   'water_temperature_measurement_datetime': None,
   'ice_phenomena_code': '0',
   'ice_phenomena_measurement_datetime': '2024-01-09 11:00:00',
   'vegetation_growth_code': '0',
   'vegetation_growth_measurement_datetime':
   '2023-09-11 10:00:00'},
   ...
]

Download and export to file

from imgw_data import get_current_hydro


current_weather_json = get_current_hydro(fname='data.json')  # stores data as JSON

get_active_stations_coordinates()

Returns list with station id, station longitude, station latitude among the current active stations.

from imgw_data.stations import get_active_stations_coordinates


active_stations = get_active_stations_coordinates()
print(active_stations[0])

['12295', 23.162281307080264, 53.10725901708551]

Dependencies

• Python >= 3.9
• requests