# \#observation

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## [Why is the API returning different observations data?](https://community.tempest.earth/t/why-is-the-api-returning-different-observations-data/22861)

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**Author:** [@tempest20](https://community.tempest.earth/u/tempest20)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/why-is-the-api-returning-different-observations-data/22861 "2023-11-20T22:45:08Z")

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We have 9 Tempest Weather Systems, and recently two of them started returning less observation data via the API, which is breaking our app. Why did this suddenly happen? Two are only returning: observations: { "light…

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## [Calm ? I'll show you calm!](https://community.tempest.earth/t/calm-ill-show-you-calm/8793)

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**Author:** [@vinceskahan](https://community.tempest.earth/u/vinceskahan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/calm-ill-show-you-calm/8793 "2020-08-20T01:54:27Z")

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This amazed me to the point of not believing it. I had a 9 hour period overnight that was absolute-dead-steenkin’-calm as measured by two different weather stations. Red is a Tempest at 11’ elevation, Blue is a VP2 at…

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## [Heat Burst observed on Tempest](https://community.tempest.earth/t/heat-burst-observed-on-tempest/6539)

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**Author:** [@storm\_tracker](https://community.tempest.earth/u/storm_tracker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/heat-burst-observed-on-tempest/6539 "2020-06-04T08:11:03Z")

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At 12:55am CDT on 06/04/2020. . .the temperature at Bellevue Tempest°" began to rise. An area of convection was located about 12-24 miles to the south. The thunderstorms were moving to the SE as stronger storms “Bow-E…

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## [Tornado Sampling and Data](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tornado-sampling-and-data/6210)

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**Author:** [@PaulStofer](https://community.tempest.earth/u/PaulStofer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/tornado-sampling-and-data/6210 "2020-05-23T06:42:05Z")

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Intercepted a tornadic storm this afternoon near Joy TX at 7:35pm. FWIW (just a cool little obs) here is some data from my SWS during tornadogenesis and some photos at the same time.