+# NRCS-specific code
+if data['provider'] == 'nrcs':
+ transport = zeep.transports.Transport(cache=zeep.cache.SqliteCache())
+ client = zeep.Client(wsdl=data['source'], transport=transport)
+
+ for elementCd in desired_data:
+ time_element = time.time()
+
+ # get the last three hours of data for this elementCd
+ tmp = client.service.getHourlyData(
+ stationTriplets=[data['station_id']],
+ elementCd=elementCd,
+ ordinal=1,
+ beginDate=begin_date,
+ endDate=end_date)
+
+ log.info("Time to get elementCd '%s': %.3f sec" % (elementCd,
+ time.time() - time_element))
+
+ values = tmp[0]['values']
+
+ # sort and isolate the most recent
+ #
+ # NOTE: we do this because sometimes there are gaps in hourly data
+ # in NRCS; yes, we may end up with slightly inaccurate data,
+ # so perhaps this decision will be re-evaluated in the future
+ if values:
+ ordered = sorted(values, key=lambda t: t['dateTime'], reverse=True)
+ infoex['wx_data'][elementCd] = ordered[0]['value']
+ else:
+ infoex['wx_data'][elementCd] = None
+
+# MesoWest-specific code
+elif data['provider'] == 'mesowest':
+ # massage begin/end date format
+ begin_date_str = begin_date.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+ end_date_str = end_date.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+
+ # construct final, completed API URL
+ api_req_url = data['source'] + '&start=' + begin_date_str + '&end=' + end_date_str
+ req = requests.get(api_req_url)