Terms of use

Acceptance

Using weathertotals.com in any way means you accept these terms. If you do not agree with any part of them, please stop using the site.

What the site is for

WeatherTotals keeps a reference record: measured weather and aurora visibility, both past and current. It is general information, not a warning or forecast service. Before acting on contract, billing, travel, safety or property decisions, consult the original source or a qualified professional. Your local authorities and the National Weather Service are the official sources for warnings, watches and advisories.

The data and its limits

This site draws its data from public sources. Spotter reports appear as filed, and the issuing office may later revise or withdraw them. Station data can be delayed by days. Feeds can be late or unavailable. We show the time of observation on each figure so you can judge for yourself.

No warranty and liability

The site is provided "as is" and "as available". We make no warranty of accuracy, completeness, timeliness or fitness for a particular purpose. To the fullest extent the law allows, we exclude liability for any loss or damage arising from your use of the site. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Numbers posted here can arrive late, be incomplete, or be revised later. The site is a reference record, not an emergency notification service, and must never be used as the basis for a decision involving life, health, or property. Consult local emergency authorities, NOAA Weather Radio, the National Weather Service at weather.gov, and Wireless Emergency Alerts during dangerous weather.

Your use of the site

We welcome normal use of the site.

• You may read, quote with attribution, link, and take screenshots with a link back.
• You may use automated access at a reasonable rate, as long as your software identifies itself.
• You may not use the site in a way that degrades the service for others.
• You may not republish whole pages as your own.
• You may not use the site for unlawful purposes.

Intellectual property

The observations under every figure on this site are US government data in the public domain. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, anyone may reuse them. WeatherTotals holds copyright in its text, page design, code, tables and charts. From the effective date of these terms, JSON API output at weathertotals.com/api and widget output are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. You may copy, redistribute, adapt and use that output for any purpose, commercial included, subject to these conditions: credit WeatherTotals; add a link to the named page when feasible (every response names one); name the license with its link; indicate if you changed the figures; and do not imply WeatherTotals endorses your use.

Independence from data providers

Neither Iowa State University, the National Weather Service, nor NOAA is affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to WeatherTotals. We name them only to identify where a figure came from.

Email updates

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Links to other sites

Outbound links go to other sites that operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control them.

Changes

We may update these terms. The revised version will be posted here with a new effective date. Continued use after that counts as acceptance.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction. If you are a consumer in another jurisdiction, protections that cannot be excluded will continue to apply.

Contact

Use the contact page with any question about these terms.