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Lapse Rate

Meteostat provides a function to calculate the lapse rate for temperature parameters based on weather data from multiple stations. The lapse rate is defined as the rate of temperature change with elevation and expressed in °C per 1000 meters.

🔍 API

Interface

meteostat.lapse_rate

Parameters

ts

A TimeSeries object containing weather data from multiple weather stations.

Data Type

TimeSeries


parameter

The meteorological parameter for which the lapse rate should be calculated. Only temperature parameters are supported.

Data Type

Parameter

Default Value

Parameter.TEMP

Return Value

float or None