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Report Summary

  • 22

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    40% of other websites

  • 67

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 32% of websites

  • 58

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    20% of websites

  • 75

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    32% of websites

houstonweather.info

Houston Weather Matrix (Maps of Forecasts, Radars, Mosaics, KBDI Information) - brought to you by Allied Virtual Office Assistants

Page Load Speed

4.1 sec in total

First Response

181 ms

Resources Loaded

2.9 sec

Page Rendered

937 ms

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About Website

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Houston Weather Matrix provided by Allied Virtual Office Assistants. Providing visitors with a host of weather related information for the Houston, Texas and the Gulf Coast Area.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Houstonweather.info page load time and found that the first response time was 181 ms and then it took 3.9 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 65% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

houstonweather.info performance score

22

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.5 s

67/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value18.2 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value47.4 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value6,050 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.003

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value76.6 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

houstonweather.info

181 ms

houstonweather.info

165 ms

analytics.js

200 ms

js

405 ms

prompt.js

2 ms

Our browser made a total of 124 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 6% of them (8 requests) were addressed to the original Houstonweather.info, 41% (51 requests) were made to Digital.weather.gov and 7% (9 requests) were made to Weather.gov. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.5 sec) relates to the external source Graphical.weather.gov.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 977.9 kB (14%)

Content Size

7.2 MB

After Optimization

6.2 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Houstonweather.info main page is 7.2 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. Only a small number of websites need less resources to load. Images take 6.2 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 22.2 kB

  • Original 27.2 kB
  • After minification 20.6 kB
  • After compression 5.0 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 6.6 kB, which is 24% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 22.2 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-13%

Potential reduce by 835.7 kB

  • Original 6.2 MB
  • After minification 5.4 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, Houston Weather needs image optimization as it can save up to 835.7 kB or 13% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-13%

Potential reduce by 111.3 kB

  • Original 874.6 kB
  • After minification 874.1 kB
  • After compression 763.3 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 111.3 kB or 13% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-16%

Potential reduce by 8.7 kB

  • Original 53.5 kB
  • After minification 52.9 kB
  • After compression 44.7 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Houstonweather.info needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 8.7 kB or 16% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 50 (43%)

Requests Now

117

After Optimization

67

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 117 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Houston Weather. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 32 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 14 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

houstonweather.info

houstonweather.info

181 ms

houstonweather.info

houstonweather.info

165 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

200 ms

js

js

405 ms

prompt.js

prompt.js

2 ms

image3.png

image3.png

943 ms

tb4

tb4

326 ms

activity_loop.gif

activity_loop.gif

386 ms

KHGX_loop.gif

KHGX_loop.gif

573 ms

noaad1.gif

noaad1.gif

609 ms

dynamic

dynamic

430 ms

US.png

US.png

813 ms

GOES16-CONUS-GEOCOLOR-625x375.gif

GOES16-CONUS-GEOCOLOR-625x375.gif

1204 ms

isarTXE.gif

isarTXE.gif

925 ms

two_atl_0d0.png

two_atl_0d0.png

569 ms

SETX3_1280.jpg

SETX3_1280.jpg

761 ms

windstrm_650.jpg

windstrm_650.jpg

761 ms

MinT1_hgx.png

MinT1_hgx.png

1957 ms

usa_anim.gif

usa_anim.gif

1184 ms

decban.png

decban.png

1169 ms

rawsfcst.png

rawsfcst.png

1228 ms

notice.txt

notice.txt

88 ms

disclaimers.txt

disclaimers.txt

342 ms

radar.weather.gov

radar.weather.gov

624 ms

embed2.html

embed2.html

444 ms

digital.weather.gov

digital.weather.gov

563 ms

afd_hgx.txt

afd_hgx.txt

384 ms

zone_txz213.txt

zone_txz213.txt

416 ms

forecast_txz213.txt

forecast_txz213.txt

415 ms

lsr_hgx.txt

lsr_hgx.txt

476 ms

MaxT1_hgx.png

MaxT1_hgx.png

2527 ms

image6.png

image6.png

875 ms

image7.png

image7.png

879 ms

image1.png

image1.png

881 ms

image2.png

image2.png

880 ms

image4.png

image4.png

889 ms

image8.png

image8.png

1111 ms

day2otlk_1730.gif

day2otlk_1730.gif

377 ms

day3otlk_0730.gif

day3otlk_0730.gif

409 ms

sectorloop2.gif

sectorloop2.gif

495 ms

today.gif

today.gif

377 ms

day1otlk_fire.gif

day1otlk_fire.gif

409 ms

day2otlk_fire.gif

day2otlk_fire.gif

434 ms

day6fireprob.gif

day6fireprob.gif

517 ms

noaad2.gif

noaad2.gif

709 ms

noaad3.gif

noaad3.gif

735 ms

harris_anim.gif

harris_anim.gif

1381 ms

galveston_anim.gif

galveston_anim.gif

1203 ms

GOES16-SP-GEOCOLOR-600x600.gif

GOES16-SP-GEOCOLOR-600x600.gif

1157 ms

rawsd.png

rawsd.png

1201 ms

kbdicounty.png

kbdicounty.png

1199 ms

dryctif.png

dryctif.png

1197 ms

drytif.png

drytif.png

1198 ms

collect

collect

210 ms

image5.gif

image5.gif

916 ms

ts.php

ts.php

176 ms

js

js

146 ms

embed2.css

embed2.css

86 ms

leaflet140_patched_tileLayer.v17.js

leaflet140_patched_tileLayer.v17.js

119 ms

embed2.js

embed2.js

198 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

128 ms

weatherstyle.css

weatherstyle.css

113 ms

template.css

template.css

118 ms

ForecastSearch.css

ForecastSearch.css

126 ms

pointforecast.css

pointforecast.css

126 ms

ext-all.css

ext-all.css

193 ms

geoext-all-debug.css

geoext-all-debug.css

191 ms

popup.css

popup.css

192 ms

style.css

style.css

203 ms

google.css

google.css

203 ms

style.css

style.css

238 ms

makeitalic.css

makeitalic.css

205 ms

jquery-3.5.1.min.js

jquery-3.5.1.min.js

177 ms

excanvas.min.js

excanvas.min.js

178 ms

jquery.flot.js

jquery.flot.js

178 ms

jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js

jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js

179 ms

ForecastSearch.js

ForecastSearch.js

202 ms

topNavMenu.js

topNavMenu.js

201 ms

util.js

util.js

201 ms

OpenLayers.js

OpenLayers.js

337 ms

HoverFeature.js

HoverFeature.js

209 ms

ext-base-debug.js

ext-base-debug.js

332 ms

ext-all-debug.js

ext-all-debug.js

353 ms

DragTracker.js

DragTracker.js

332 ms

GeoExt.js

GeoExt.js

336 ms

TreeNodeUIEventMixin_sc.js

TreeNodeUIEventMixin_sc.js

335 ms

RadioButtonPlugin.js

RadioButtonPlugin.js

340 ms

ContextMenuPlugin.js

ContextMenuPlugin.js

342 ms

LayerOpacitySliderPlugin_a.js

LayerOpacitySliderPlugin_a.js

352 ms

date.js

date.js

351 ms

objextension.js

objextension.js

350 ms

spin.min.js

spin.min.js

356 ms

Gridlayer.js

Gridlayer.js

355 ms

thumbnails.js

thumbnails.js

356 ms

wxmap.js

wxmap.js

358 ms

polyfills.v13.js

polyfills.v13.js

77 ms

Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js

Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js

163 ms

main.0f004d3d.css

main.0f004d3d.css

109 ms

main.81ca4b0b.js

main.81ca4b0b.js

145 ms

sprite_64.png

sprite_64.png

226 ms

logo-text-windycom-white.svg

logo-text-windycom-white.svg

227 ms

layerlegend.css

layerlegend.css

201 ms

iconfont.woff

iconfont.woff

136 ms

header-logo-medium.41d6f234.png

header-logo-medium.41d6f234.png

127 ms

usflag.a8acd268.png

usflag.a8acd268.png

258 ms

noaa-logo.6c3e0d0f.png

noaa-logo.6c3e0d0f.png

257 ms

prox-bold.e54a6054.woff

prox-bold.e54a6054.woff

230 ms

prox-regular.2d099f94.woff

prox-regular.2d099f94.woff

232 ms

bg.png

bg.png

210 ms

header.png

header.png

211 ms

header_doc.png

header_doc.png

213 ms

head_shadow.png

head_shadow.png

211 ms

conusthumb.png

conusthumb.png

251 ms

alaskathumb.png

alaskathumb.png

236 ms

hawaiithumb.png

hawaiithumb.png

242 ms

guamthumb.png

guamthumb.png

236 ms

puertoricothumb.png

puertoricothumb.png

236 ms

tropicalthumb.png

tropicalthumb.png

251 ms

twitter.png

twitter.png

237 ms

fb.png

fb.png

239 ms

rss.png

rss.png

238 ms

usa_gov.png

usa_gov.png

239 ms

youtube_play.png

youtube_play.png

240 ms

bg_footer.png

bg_footer.png

225 ms

Accessibility Review

houstonweather.info accessibility score

67

Accessibility Issues

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

<frame> or <iframe> elements do not have a title

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Internationalization and localization

These are opportunities to improve the interpretation of your content by users in different locales.

Impact

Issue

High

<html> element does not have a [lang] attribute

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

The document uses <meta http-equiv="refresh">

Best Practices

houstonweather.info best practices score

58

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

High

Issues were logged in the Issues panel in Chrome Devtools

SEO Factors

houstonweather.info SEO score

75

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Houstonweather.info can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and neither this language nor any other was claimed in <html> or <meta> tags. Our system also found out that Houstonweather.info main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

houstonweather.info

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Houston Weather. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: