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Updates & Changelog

Everything that's new, improved, or fixed on WeatherRecall — and what's coming next.

WeatherRecall is actively developed and improved. We regularly add new weather stations, expand language support, and refine our data algorithms. Below you'll find a complete history of all significant updates, including new features, data improvements, and bug fixes. We also share our roadmap of upcoming features so you know what to expect.

Roadmap 2026 Upcoming
Upcoming features
  • ✅ Event weather planner — input a recurring event date and get a full historical reliability score across all past years
  • ✅ Multi-location comparison — search two or more cities at once and compare their historical weather side by side
  • ✅ Interactive weather map — pick any location on a world map and view historical weather probability
  • ✅ Monthly climate summaries — full year climate overview for any location based on 10 years of data
  • ✅ WeatherRecall API — public developer API for querying historical weather data programmatically
  • ✅ Progressive Web App — install WeatherRecall on your phone or desktop for faster access and offline history
  • ✅ CSV export — download all saved notes and favourites as a CSV file
  • ✅ Print / PDF report — print or save weather results as a PDF directly from the browser
  • Embeddable widget — add a compact weather lookup widget to your own website or blog (planned)
  • Expanded station network — 300+ new local stations across Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and the Pacific Islands (planned)
v2.5 May 2026 New features
Major feature release — tools, API & PWA
  • Event weather planner — new tool at /planner.html: enter any date and location to get a reliability score based on 10 years of historical weather
  • Multi-location comparison — new tool at /compare.html: compare weather side by side for 2–3 locations on the same date
  • Interactive weather map — new tool at /map.html: click any point on a Leaflet world map to look up historical weather for those exact coordinates
  • Monthly climate summaries — new tool at /climate.html: full year climate overview per month with scores, temperatures and precipitation
  • Developer API — new endpoint /api/v1/weather and documentation at /api.html for programmatic historical weather access
  • Progressive Web App — added manifest.json and service worker (sw.js) enabling offline access and "Add to Home Screen"
  • CSV export — Download CSV button in the account panel to export all saved favourites and notes
  • Print / PDF report — print button on search results with dedicated print CSS for clean PDF output
  • Homepage tools section added with links to all new tools
  • Sitemap updated with all new pages
v2.4.3 May 2026 Improvement
Updates page — dynamic navigation & roadmap
  • Updates page now uses the same dynamic auth bar as the homepage — Login and Create account buttons are always accessible
  • Navigation is now page-aware: the Updates link is hidden when you are already on the Updates page
  • Added visual roadmap section with development status labels (In development / Planned / Future)
  • Added version entries v2.4.1 and v2.4.2 to the version history
v2.4.2 May 2026 Improvement
Unified navigation bar — consistent button styling
  • Removed separate black navigation bar; navigation links (Home, Updates, Contact) merged into the existing auth bar
  • All navigation and auth buttons now share the same visual style: primary gradient for Login, bordered secondary style for all other buttons
  • Cleaner, single-bar layout across the full site
v2.4.1 May 2026 Improvement
CSS fixes & i18n key additions
  • Fixed CSS class mismatch on homepage content sections (tips grid, use-case items now render correctly)
  • Moved all inline styles from changelog page to the shared style.css stylesheet
  • Added tipsTitle and decisionsTitle i18n translation keys for Dutch and English
v2.4 May 2026 Major update
Navigation, content expansion & AdSense policy compliance
  • Added site-wide navigation bar with links to Home, Updates, and Contact
  • New Updates & Changelog page (this page) with full version history and roadmap
  • Added seasonal weather tips and editorial content sections to the homepage
  • Added "How historical weather helps real decisions" section with use-case deep dives
  • Added WebSite structured data (Schema.org) for better search engine indexing
  • Added canonical URL tags across all pages
  • Updated sitemap.xml to include the changelog page
  • Improved footer with quick navigation links
  • Better AdSense policy compliance throughout
v2.3 April 2026 Improvement
Full multilingual content expansion (13 languages)
  • Expanded full i18n translations for German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, and Polish
  • All new homepage sections (FAQ, use cases, data methodology, footer) translated into all 15 supported languages
  • Language switcher now reloads the page to ensure complete translation of all dynamic content
  • Fixed Arabic RTL layout issues in probability cards and the results table
v2.2 April 2026 New features
Rich content, FAQ, weather analysis & improved footer
  • Added FAQ section with 6 questions and detailed answers (with FAQ rich snippet schema)
  • Added "Why use WeatherRecall?" use-case grid (outdoor events, weddings, travel, sports)
  • Added "Our data & methodology" section explaining Open-Meteo, local stations, and blending algorithm
  • Added multi-column footer with About, Contact, Privacy, and Data sources sections
  • Added weather insight analysis section that highlights warmest/coldest year, temperature trends, and most common weather type
  • Added Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags for social sharing previews
  • Added meta description and keywords for SEO
  • Improved structured data markup (FAQPage schema)
v2.1 April 2026 New features
Admin dashboard enhancements
  • Added recent searches panel (last 100) to the admin dashboard
  • Added user management table in admin view (list all registered users with creation date)
  • Made all dashboard sections collapsible to reduce visual clutter
  • Added bar charts for visitors per day and searches per day (14-day window)
v2.0 April 2026 Major update
User accounts, favorites, weather notes & community timeline
  • New user account system: register, log in, manage your profile
  • Save favorite searches (location + date + years back) for quick access
  • Personal weather notes: add journal entries with weather type, score, and free-text notes for any date and location
  • Community Timeline: share weather experiences with other users
  • Persistent database using SQLite on a persistent Railway volume
  • JWT-based authentication with secure session management
  • Admin dashboard with visitor analytics, click tracking, and search statistics
v1.5 March 2026 New features
Browser favicon, mobile improvements
  • Added custom browser favicon (WeatherRecall logo)
  • Improved mobile layout: responsive auth bar, stacked buttons on small screens
  • Fixed horizontal scroll issue on results table on narrow screens
  • Added mobile-optimised search results dropdown
v1.4 March 2026 Improvement
Detailed hourly breakdown & sub-period weather
  • Split each day into three time periods: Morning (6–12h), Afternoon (12–18h), Evening (18–24h)
  • Each period shows the dominant weather type based on hourly Open-Meteo data
  • Expandable detail row per year: wind speed, gusts, wind direction, humidity, cloud cover, air pressure, sunrise/sunset
  • Added precipitation total and precipitation hours to day overview
  • Added local weather station list per year (when within 25 km)
v1.3 February 2026 New features
Weather score & probability calculation
  • Introduced the WeatherRecall weather score (0–10): a weighted average based on observed weather conditions
  • Added probability distribution chart showing likelihood of each weather type across all queried years
  • Added average min/max temperature display across all years
  • Colour-coded weather scores: green (good), orange (mixed), red/dark red (poor)
v1.2 February 2026 Improvement
Local weather station network expansion
  • Expanded local station database to 982 stations across 141 countries
  • Added stations for all continents including Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Oceania
  • Implemented inverse-distance weighted blending between Open-Meteo model data and local station measurements
  • Station data is now loaded on demand per country code to reduce initial page load size
v1.1 January 2026 New features
Multilingual support (15 languages)
  • Added full interface translations for Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, and Polish
  • Language auto-detection based on browser preference
  • Language selector in the header with persistent preference (localStorage)
  • All weather type labels, error messages, and UI text translated
v1.0 December 2025 Launch
Initial launch of WeatherRecall
  • Historical weather lookup for any date up to 20 years back
  • Location search powered by Nominatim / OpenStreetMap geocoding
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API integration for worldwide coverage
  • Year-by-year results table with min/max temperature and weather type
  • 30+ weather type classifications from "Brilliant sunshine" to "Cloudburst"
  • Deployed on Railway with Node.js/Express backend