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. All the data and services provided by Synoptic Data PBC and the originating source are provisional and provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Synoptic provides environmental and meteorological data for informational and operational purposes only and does not provide financial, trading, investment, derivatives, wagering, or prediction market advice. The data and services are not designed or intended for use in connection with securities trading, commodities trading, derivatives, event contracts, gambling, prediction markets, insurance settlements, or other speculative activities involving risk of capital. Customer assumes all risk arising from any such use, and to the maximum extent permitted by law, Synoptic shall not be liable for any trading losses, wagering losses, lost profits, economic losses, or other damages, whether asserted by Customer or any third party, arising out of or relating to such use. Customer’s use of all Synoptic data and services is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use for Synoptic Services set forth on the Synoptic website, including the limitation of liability provisions.

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.