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1km Mesh Yellow Dust Index

GET
/api/v1/kousa

Get yellow dust index for specified latitude and longitude coordinates, calculated with 1km grid resolution. The specified latitude and longitude must be within Japan. The yellow dust index includes hourly information for 60 hours. The yellow dust index is provided year-round.

Index Codes

Code Description
1 Low
2 Moderate
3 High

Forecast Update Times

  • 3:00 AM
  • 3:00 PM

Note: Manual updates may occur at times other than the above.

Parameters

Query Parameters

lat*

Latitude

Typenumber
Required
Example35.651377
formatfloat
lon*

Longitude

Typenumber
Required
Example140.041161
formatfloat

Responses

1km grid-based yellow dust index data
application/json
JSON
{
"requestId": "3909775c-5d0f-4e96-8e4f-7d3f263e2056",
"wxdata": [
{
"lat": 35.651377,
"lon": 140.041161,
"data": [
{
"date": "2025-04-09T10:00:00+09:00",
"kousa": 4,
"kousaidx": 1
}
]
}
]
}

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