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NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources) API

Global gridded data. Daily UTC and local-solar-time series run from 1981-01-01 to near real time; spatial resolution and history vary by source parameter. A daily single-point request accepts up to 20 parameters. Missing values use -999.

Open power.larc.nasa.gov
Signal Scoredraft model
90
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
6 source links checked
20
Freshness
verified 2026-10-30
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

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Access
none
Free tier
Free public API; no key observed or stated on the pages read. Daily single-point requests allow at most 20 parameters; regional requests allow one parameter.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
NASA Earthdata: "NASA's free and open data use guidance states that data and information generated under NASA sponsorship are available to all users." ESDS encourages citation and acknowledgment when data or derived works are published.
Attribution
For publications, POWER says: "When POWER data products are used in a publication include both POWER 's Reference and POWER 's Data Reference in any work product or publication". Include service name, version and access date.

// Evidence · verified 2026-10-30

  1. 01power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/
  2. 02power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/
  3. 03power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/daily/
  4. 04power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/referencing/
  5. 05www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software-policies
  6. 06power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/daily/point?parameters=T2M%2CPRECTOTCORR&community=AG&longitude=-87.63&latitude=41.88&start=20261001&end=20261007&format=JSON

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weathertime-serieshistorical-datageospatial

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Request · get_entry
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  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "nasa-power"
    }
  }
}
Reply · selected fields
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  "name": "NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources) API",
  "slug": "nasa-power",
  "domain": "Weather",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "Custom",
  "licenseUrl": "https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software-policies",
  "lastVerified": "2026-10-30",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/",
    "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/",
    "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/services/api/temporal/daily/",
    "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/referencing/",
    "https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software-policies",
    "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/daily/point?parameters=T2M%2CPRECTOTCORR&community=AG&longitude=-87.63&latitude=41.88&start=20261001&end=20261007&format=JSON"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "weather",
    "time-series",
    "historical-data",
    "geospatial"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://power.larc.nasa.gov/docs/"
}

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