Data Sources

Tidy Weather aggregates data from multiple trusted Australian sources to provide you with comprehensive weather and environmental information.

General Weather Data

• Bureau of Meteorology - Australia’s national weather, climate and water agency
  • http://www.bom.gov.au/data-access/3rd-party-attribution.shtml
• WillyWeather API - Weather forecasting service
  • https://www.willyweather.com.au/info/api.html

UV Observations

• ARPANSA (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency) - Real-time UV radiation monitoring
  • https://www.arpansa.gov.au/
  • Data disclaimer: https://www.arpansa.gov.au/our-services/monitoring/ultraviolet-radiation-monitoring/ultraviolet-radation-data-information

Aboriginal Nations Data

• Native Land Digital - Indigenous land and nations information
  • https://native-land.ca/

Air Quality Data

Air quality data is provided by state Environmental Protection Authorities under Creative Commons Attribution licenses:

• NSW EPA - New South Wales air quality monitoring
  • https://data.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/nsw-air-quality-data-services
• NT EPA - Northern Territory air quality data
  • https://data.nt.gov.au/dataset/air_quality
• QLD EPA - Queensland air quality live data
  • https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/air-quality-monitoring-live-data-feed
• SA EPA - South Australia recent air quality
  • https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/recent-air-quality
• Tasmania EPA - Real-time air quality data for Tasmania
  • https://epa.tas.gov.au/environment/air/monitoring-air-pollution/monitoring-data/real-time-air-quality-data-for-tasmania
• Victoria EPA - Environment monitoring API
  • https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/environment-monitoring-api

Emergency Data

• CFA Victoria (Country Fire Authority) - Fire incidents, total fire bans, and fire danger ratings

  • https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/cfa-data-feeds-for-incidents-total-fire-bans-fire-danger-ratings-and-latest-news

• Emergency VIC - Thunderstorm asthma forecasts and warnings

  • https://emergency.vic.gov.au/prepare/#thunderstorm-asthma-forecast

We are grateful to all these organizations for making their data publicly available to help Australians stay informed about weather and environmental conditions.