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Description
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This module uses METAR data to display current weather conditions from
anywhere in the world.

Features
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* Supports an unlimited number of locations per block
* Provides a custom block which can be administrated by a user
* Displays different images for daytime and nighttime
* Download of current METAR data is scheduled in a smart way
  to reduce unnecessary network traffic and keep your site
  responsive
* Provides three different methods to download the METAR data
  (fopen, curl, and wget) and multiple download locations
* Can display data in metric or imperial units
* Fully translatable, currently available in English, German,
  and Dutch
* Works well with MySQL or PostgreSQL databases

Author
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Tobias Toedter <t.toedter@gmx.net>

It is based on the Weather module which was written in 2004 by
Gerard Ryan <gerardryan@canada.com>.

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  1. Description
  2. -----------
  3. This module uses METAR data to display current weather conditions from
  4. anywhere in the world.
  5. Features
  6. --------
  7. * Supports an unlimited number of locations per block
  8. * Provides a custom block which can be administrated by a user
  9. * Displays different images for daytime and nighttime
  10. * Download of current METAR data is scheduled in a smart way
  11. to reduce unnecessary network traffic and keep your site
  12. responsive
  13. * Provides three different methods to download the METAR data
  14. (fopen, curl, and wget) and multiple download locations
  15. * Can display data in metric or imperial units
  16. * Fully translatable, currently available in English, German,
  17. and Dutch
  18. * Works well with MySQL or PostgreSQL databases
  19. Author
  20. ------
  21. Tobias Toedter
  22. It is based on the Weather module which was written in 2004 by
  23. Gerard Ryan .