The person behind the pixels

About the creator

PastWeatherInfo is a solo project — here's a little about who built it and why.

Abhay Singh

Abhay Singh

NIT Srinagar Alumnus · Creator

I built pastweatherinfo because I was curious what the weather was like on days that mattered — birthdays, anniversaries, that one unforgettable trip. Historical weather is scattered across dense APIs and datasets, so I made a fast, free, and friendly place to rewind the sky for any date and any place on Earth.

1940Data back to
50 yrsLook-back range
GlobalAny place on Earth
100%Free · no sign-up

What PastWeatherInfo does

Type any city, US ZIP code, or Indian PIN code, pick a date, and choose how far to look back. PastWeatherInfo shows the temperature, rain, and snow on that exact date across the past 5 to 50 years — with records, averages, and interactive graphs.

Everything runs in your browser on open data. No accounts, no tracking, no cost.

Why I built it

  • Historical weather is genuinely useful — for travel planning, curiosity, and settling arguments about "was last summer hotter?"
  • The raw data is powerful but intimidating. I wanted a clean interface that anyone can use in seconds.
  • It's a fun engineering challenge: fast geocoding, reliable postal-code lookups, and hand-drawn SVG charts with zero libraries.

Built with open data

Get in touch

Found a bug, have a feature idea, or just want to say hello? I'd love to hear from you — reach out by email or on Telegram using the buttons above.

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