diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index cfded1d..7d5a2f1 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ def api_place(
     endpoints expose as ``place`` (snapped to the grid cell, reverse-geocoded and
     cached). Resolved on its own so the compare page can show a location's name as
     soon as it's added, before its full series loads."""
-    if not grid.in_north_america(lat, lon):
-        return {"place": None}
     cell = grid.snap(lat, lon)
     with audit.RunAudit(endpoint="place", lat=round(lat, 4), lon=round(lon, 4),
                         cell_id=cell["id"]) as run:
@@ -567,8 +565,11 @@ def api_day(
         lon=round(lon, 4),
         cell_id=cell["id"],
     ) as run:
-        with run.phase("history"):
-            history, cache_meta = climate.get_history(cell)
+        try:
+            with run.phase("history"):
+                history, cache_meta = climate.get_history(cell)
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
+            raise _weather_fetch_error(e)
         if history.empty:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="No historical data for this cell.")