Tropical Cyclone Current Position

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Tropical cyclone current position (deprecated)

Returns current (most recently recorded) position information for a specific tropical cyclone. For historical storms, the last observed position is shown.

Resource URL

http://dataservice.accuweather.com /tropical/v1/storms/{yyyy}/{basinId}/{depressionId}/positions/current

Query Parameters


Name Values Description
apikey
(required)

Provided API Key

details

A Boolean value that specifies whether or not to include extended information.


Request Body

yyyy Four-digit year true

basinId Basin identifier (NP, SP, NI, SI, AL, EP) true

depressionId The NHC depression identifier true

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Response Error Details

  • HTTP Code
    Error Code
    Description
  • 400

    Request had bad syntax or the parameters supplied were invalid

  • 401

    Unauthorized. API authorization failed

  • 403

    Unauthorized. You do not have permission to access this endpoint

  • 404

    Server has not found a route matching the given URI

  • 500

    Server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from fulfilling the request

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Response Parameters

Parameter Type Description
Storm.Year int32 Year of origination.
Storm.BasinID string Basin identifier (NP, SP, NI, SI, AL, EP).
Storm.DepressionNumber int32 The NHC depression number.
Storm.Name string The name of the depression.
Advisory.ID string Advisory ID.
Advisory.DateTimeIssued string DateTime, displayed in ISO8601 format, when the advisory was issued.
Advisory.EpochDateTimeIssued int64 DateTime that the advisory was issued, displayed as the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT).
Position.Latitude double The latitude of the current storm position.
Position.Longitude double The longitude of the current storm position.
MaxWindGust.Metric.Value double Rounded value in specified units. May be NULL.
MaxWindGust.Metric.Unit string Type of unit.
MaxWindGust.Metric.UnitType int32 Numeric ID associated with the type of unit being displayed.
MaxWindGust.Imperial.Value double Rounded value in specified units. May be NULL.
MaxWindGust.Imperial.Unit string Type of unit.
MaxWindGust.Imperial.UnitType int32 Numeric ID associated with the type of unit being displayed.
SustainedWind object Maximum sustained wind associated with the storm. Contains Metric and Imperial values.
MinimumPressure object Minimum pressure associated with the storm. Contains Metric and Imperial values.
Movement.Direction.Degrees int32 Direction in Azimuth degrees. May be NULL.
Movement.Direction.English string Direction abbreviated in English.
Movement.Speed object Speed, at which the storm is moving. Contains Metric and Imperial values.
Status string Storm status, in English, including category values of hurricanes and tropical cyclones. Some examples are: Hurricane – Category 3, Tropical Depression, Tropical Cyclone - Category 1, Depression, and Typhoon.
LandmarkReferences.Landmark string Landmark name, in English.
LandmarkReferences.Direction.Degrees int32 Direction in Azimuth degrees. May be NULL.
LandmarkReferences.Direction.English string Direction abbreviated in English.
LandmarkReferences.Range object Distance to the landmark. Contains Metric and Imperial values.