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Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) web services and API

ASOS/AWOS airports and other mesonet networks' current and archived observations, NWS text products (CF6, CLI, Local Storm Reports, Special Weather Statements, VTEC events, watches/warnings), radar/satellite-derived products, soundings and more, through a formal FastAPI (JSON Table Schema), ad-hoc (Geo)JSON services, bulk CGI download services and OGC services. Update cadence: Not stated as one figure.

Open mesonet.agron.iastate.edu
Signal Scoredraft model
81
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
2 source links checked
11
Freshness
verified 2026-11-09
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

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Access
none
Free tier
Free, no key, for all web services and the API v1.
Rate limits
Not stated numerically.
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
Recorded as Custom (public domain), mirroring nws-api/usgs-earthquakes. The disclaimer page says: "The materials found on this website are in the public domain and may be used freely by anyone for any lawful purpose. Attributing the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University would be appreciated." The API page adds: "You are free to use these services for any lawful purpose (including commercial whereby your company makes lots of money using these)".
Attribution
Not required; "Attributing the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University would be appreciated."

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-09

  1. 01mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/api/
  2. 02mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/disclaimer.php

// Good for

weatherusstationsradarapipublic-domain

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "iowa-environmental-mesonet-api"
    }
  }
}
Reply · selected fields
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  "name": "Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) web services and API",
  "slug": "iowa-environmental-mesonet-api",
  "domain": "Weather",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated numerically.",
  "license": "Custom",
  "licenseUrl": "https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/disclaimer.php",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-09",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/api/",
    "https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/disclaimer.php"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "weather",
    "us",
    "stations",
    "radar",
    "api",
    "public-domain"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/api/"
}

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