Synoptic's Open Access Program

Empowering educational institutes with weather and environmental data for learning and research.

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Last Updated December 11, 2025, 19:38 (UTC)
Created December 10, 2025, 19:48 (UTC)
accessRights <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Synoptic Data’s Synoptic Data’s Open Access program is designed for educational institute research purposes. Apply for the Open Access Program at: </span><a href="https://synopticdata.com/open-access-program/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://synopticdata.com/open-access-program/</a>.</p>
creationMethod <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Current Open Access Program format: 2022</span></p>
creatorEmail tatum.hoffman@synopticdata.com
creatorName Tatum Hoffman
creatorWebsite https://synopticdata.com/
dataAuthType public
dataType csv
docsURL https://docs.synopticdata.com/services/weather-api
inputFormat cURL, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby
issueDate 2022-01-01
lastUpdateDate 2025-12-08
ndp_creator_md5 79d1ca0f0e497a803003b7dc42c60a08
outputFormat JSON Output Format
pocEmail tatum.hoffman@synopticdata.com
pocName Tatum Hoffman
pocWebsite https://synopticdata.com/
publisherEmail tatum.hoffman@synopticdata.com
publisherName Tatum Hoffman
publisherWebsite https://synopticdata.com/
purpose <p>Synoptic Data’s Synoptic Data’s Open Access program is designed for educational institute research purposes.&nbsp;</p>
readmeUrl https://docs.synopticdata.com/services/weather-api
serviceAccessControl Must be associated with an academic institute with a .edu valid email address.
serviceAccessMethod https://docs.synopticdata.com/services/weather-api
serviceAudience Educators, Educational Institutes
serviceDesc <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Synoptic Data’s Synoptic Data’s Open Access program is designed for educational institute research purposes. As a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), it is a part of our mission to provide academic institutes with easy access to publicly available weather and environmental data to facilitate learning and enhance their research.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The data is not intended to be used for commercial purposes or sold to third parties. Please review the features available to Open Access Program users to find out if this program is the all-in-one solution to your weather data needs. If the Open Access Program does not meet your needs, please request a quote for commercial services or get started with a 14-Day Free Trial to experience the difference.</span></p>
serviceInst <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Synoptic Data’s Synoptic Data’s Open Access program is designed for educational institute research purposes. Apply for the Open Access Program at: </span><a href="https://synopticdata.com/open-access-program/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://synopticdata.com/open-access-program/</a>.</p>
serviceLicense By agreeing to use Synoptic's Weather API, you acknowledge that you will only use the data to support the approved projects and use will not extend further. If the data is being used substantially to support a research publication, we recommend that Synoptic Data is acknowledged similar to the following (more details here). We do ask for public facing websites and/or applications that you add an attribution on the page, such as "Weather observations aggregated by Synoptic Data" linking Synoptic Data back to https://synopticdata.com/, where the observations are displayed.
servicePrereqs Must be associated with an academic institute with a .edu valid email address.
servicePurchaseMethod The data is not intended to be used for commercial purposes or sold to third parties. Please review the features available to Open Access Program users to find out if this program is the all-in-one solution to your weather data needs. If the Open Access Program does not meet your needs, please request a quote for commercial services or get started with a 14-Day Free Trial to experience the difference. Please note a .edu email address is required for Open Access.
serviceUsageInfo <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The data is not intended to be used for commercial purposes or sold to third parties. Please review the features available to Open Access Program users to find out if this program is the all-in-one solution to your weather data needs. If the Open Access Program does not meet your needs, please request a quote for commercial services or get started with a 14-Day Free Trial to experience the difference. Please note a .edu email address is required for Open Access.</span></p>
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uploadType service
usageInfo <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If the Open Access Program does not meet your needs, please request a quote for commercial services or get started with a 14-Day Free Trial to experience the difference. Please note a .edu email address is required for Open Access.</span></p>