commit 23789a894210a712745fb568d01962d7f4010430
Author: Dan Howe <d.howe@wrl.unsw.edu.au>
Date:   Fri Jun 15 13:37:59 2018 +1000

    Initial commit

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+import requests
+import pandas as pd
+from io import StringIO
+
+
+def pointdata(variables,
+              api_key,
+              start,
+              finish,
+              station=None,
+              lat=None,
+              lon=None,
+              units=True):
+    """Request point data from SILO.
+
+    Args:
+        variables: list containing variable name strings
+        api_key:   SILO api key
+        start:     start date (yyyymmdd)
+        finish:    finish date (yyyymmdd)
+        station:   weather station ID (or use 'lat' and 'lon')
+        lat:       latitude (between -44° and -10°, in increments of 0.05°)
+        lon:       longitude (between 112° and 154°, in increments of 0.05°)
+        units:     include units in dataframe column names
+
+    Returns:
+        Dataframe containing climate data time series
+
+
+    API tutorial:
+    https://silo.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/api-documentation/tutorial
+
+    API documentation:
+    https://silo.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/api-documentation/reference
+
+    API key registration:
+    https://silo.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/register
+
+    Variable info:
+
+    Code                 Units    Name
+    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    daily_rain           mm       Daily rainfall
+    monthly_rain         mm       Monthly rainfall
+    max_temp             Celsius  Maximum temperature
+    min_temp             Celsius  Minimum temperature
+    vp                   hPa      Vapour pressure
+    vp_deficit           hPa      Vapour pressure deficit
+    evap_pan             mm       Evaporation - Class A pan
+    evap_syn             mm       Evaporation - synthetic estimate
+    evap_comb            mm       Evaporation - combination (synthetic estimate
+                                  pre-1970, class A pan 1970 onwards)
+    evap_morton_lake     mm       Evaporation - Morton's shallow lake evap.
+    radiation            MJm-2    Solar radiation - total incoming downward
+                                  shortwave radiation on a horizontal surface
+    rh_tmax              %        Relative humidity at the time of max. temp.
+    rh_tmin              %        Relative humidity at the time of min. temp.
+    et_short_crop        mm       Evapotranspiration - FAO56 short crop
+    et_tall_crop         mm       Evapotranspiration - ASCE tall crop
+    et_morton_actual     mm       Evapotranspiration - Morton's areal actual
+                                  evapotranspiration
+    et_morton_potential  mm       Evapotranspiration - Morton's potential
+                                  evapotranspiration
+    et_morton_wet        mm       Evapotranspiration - Morton's wet-environment
+                                  areal evapotranspiration over land
+    mslp                 hPa      Mean sea level pressure
+
+    """
+
+    unit_defs = {
+        'daily_rain': 'mm',
+        'monthly_rain': 'mm',
+        'max_temp': 'Celsius',
+        'min_temp': 'Celsius',
+        'vp': 'hPa',
+        'vp_deficit': 'hPa',
+        'evap_pan': 'mm',
+        'evap_syn': 'mm',
+        'evap_comb': 'mm',
+        'evap_morton_lake': 'mm',
+        'radiation': 'MJm-2',
+        'rh_tmax': '%',
+        'rh_tmin': '%',
+        'et_short_crop': 'mm',
+        'et_tall_crop': 'mm',
+        'et_morton_actual': 'mm',
+        'et_morton_potential': 'mm',
+        'et_morton_wet': 'mm',
+        'mslp': 'hPa',
+    }
+
+    # Validate inputs
+    if (type(lat) and type(lon)) == type(station):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "'lat' and 'lon' must be provided if 'station' is not specified.")
+
+    params = {
+        'apikey': api_key,
+        'format': 'csv',
+        'start': start,
+        'finish': finish,
+        'variables': ','.join(variables)
+    }
+
+    if station is not None:
+        # Get observations from specified weather station
+        params['station'] = station
+    else:
+        # Get observations from specified coordinates
+        params['lat'] = lat
+        params['lon'] = lon
+
+    base_url = 'https://siloapi.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/pointdata'
+    r = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
+    text = r.content.decode()
+    df = pd.read_csv(StringIO(text))
+
+    # Add units to columns names
+    if units:
+        labels = {}
+        for key, val in unit_defs.items():
+            labels[key] = '{}_{}'.format(key, val)
+        df = df.rename(columns=labels)
+
+    return df