diff --git a/src/static/dashboard.html b/src/static/dashboard.html
index 8da489a..b8cf5a2 100644
--- a/src/static/dashboard.html
+++ b/src/static/dashboard.html
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
         </article>
 
         <aside class="side-card">
-            <div class="side-head"><h2>Current station flow</h2><p>Select a station to locate it and load PostgreSQL history</p></div>
+            <div class="side-head"><h2>Current station flow</h2><p>Select a station to locate it and load its history</p></div>
             <div class="station-list" id="river-flow" aria-live="polite"></div>
             <div class="side-head"><h2>Additional ThaiWater sensors</h2><p id="thaiwater-count">Loading Ping basin sensors…</p></div>
             <div class="station-list" id="thaiwater-sensors" aria-live="polite"></div>
@@ -261,8 +261,13 @@
 
     <section class="map-card" id="history-card" style="margin-top:14px;padding:20px">
         <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap">
-            <div><h2 id="history-title" style="margin:0;font-size:1rem">PostgreSQL history</h2><p id="history-status" class="subtitle">Select a RID flow station to load the last 7 days</p></div>
-            <select id="history-range" style="padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;background:white"><option value="24">24 hours</option><option value="168" selected>7 days</option><option value="720">30 days</option><option value="2160">90 days</option><option value="876000">All time</option></select>
+            <div><h2 id="history-title" style="margin:0;font-size:1rem">Station history</h2><p id="history-status" class="subtitle">Select a station to load the last 7 days</p></div>
+            <div style="display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap">
+                <select id="history-range" style="padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;background:white"><option value="24">24 hours</option><option value="168" selected>7 days</option><option value="720">30 days</option><option value="2160">90 days</option><option value="876000">All time</option></select>
+                <input type="date" id="history-start" title="From date" style="padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;background:white">
+                <span style="color:var(--muted)">–</span>
+                <input type="date" id="history-end" title="To date" style="padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;background:white">
+            </div>
         </div>
         <div style="height:260px;margin-top:14px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"><canvas id="history-chart" aria-label="Historical water level and discharge chart" style="display:block"></canvas></div>
     </section>
@@ -524,10 +529,15 @@
         state.selectedStation = stationCode;
         state.historyRequestId++;
         const reqId = state.historyRequestId;
-        $('history-title').textContent = `${stationCode} · PostgreSQL history`;
+        $('history-title').textContent = `${stationCode} · station history`;
         $('history-status').textContent = 'Loading historical measurements…';
         try {
-            const response = await fetch(`/measurements/history/${encodeURIComponent(stationCode)}?hours=${$('history-range').value}`);
+            // Explicit dates win over the quick-range dropdown
+            const startDate = $('history-start').value, endDate = $('history-end').value;
+            const query = startDate || endDate
+                ? [startDate && `start=${startDate}`, endDate && `end=${endDate}`].filter(Boolean).join('&')
+                : `hours=${$('history-range').value}`;
+            const response = await fetch(`/measurements/history/${encodeURIComponent(stationCode)}?${query}`);
             if (!response.ok) throw new Error((await response.json()).detail || `HTTP ${response.status}`);
             const rows = await response.json();
             if (reqId !== state.historyRequestId) return;
@@ -605,7 +615,7 @@
                     }
                 }]
             });
-            $('history-status').textContent = rows.length ? `${rows.length} measurements (${sampled.length} daily) from PostgreSQL` : 'No PostgreSQL measurements in this period';
+            $('history-status').textContent = rows.length ? `${rows.length} measurements${sampled.length !== rows.length ? ` (${sampled.length} daily averages)` : ''}` : 'No measurements in this period';
             $('history-card').scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
         } catch (error) {
             $('history-status').textContent = `History unavailable: ${error.message}`;
@@ -1149,7 +1159,13 @@
         else state.map.removeLayer(state.rainLayer);
     });
     $('replay-2024').addEventListener('click', replayFlood2024);
-    $('history-range').addEventListener('change', () => { if (state.selectedStation) loadHistory(state.selectedStation); });
+    $('history-range').addEventListener('change', () => {
+        $('history-start').value = ''; $('history-end').value = '';
+        if (state.selectedStation) loadHistory(state.selectedStation);
+    });
+    ['history-start', 'history-end'].forEach((id) => $(id).addEventListener('change', () => {
+        if (state.selectedStation) loadHistory(state.selectedStation);
+    }));
     loadDashboard();
     window.setInterval(loadDashboard, 5 * 60 * 1000);
 })();
diff --git a/src/web_api.py b/src/web_api.py
index fc989ce..153b215 100644
--- a/src/web_api.py
+++ b/src/web_api.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os
 import secrets
 import time
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
 from decimal import Decimal
 from threading import Lock
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
@@ -609,9 +609,11 @@ async def get_postgres_history(
     station_code: str,
     hours: int = Query(168, ge=1),
     limit: int = Query(50000, ge=1, le=100000),
+    start: Optional[date] = Query(None, description="First day (overrides hours)"),
+    end: Optional[date] = Query(None, description="Last day, inclusive"),
 ):
     """Get historical measurements for a station from the configured database."""
-    cache_key = f"{station_code}:{hours}:{limit}"
+    cache_key = f"{station_code}:{hours}:{limit}:{start}:{end}"
     now = time.monotonic()
     with HISTORY_CACHE_LOCK:
         cached = HISTORY_CACHE.get(cache_key)
@@ -619,13 +621,20 @@ async def get_postgres_history(
             return cached[1]
     try:
         db_config = Config.get_database_config()
-        end_time = datetime.now()
+        end_time = (
+            datetime.combine(end, datetime.max.time()) if end else datetime.now()
+        )
+        start_time = (
+            datetime.combine(start, datetime.min.time())
+            if start
+            else end_time - timedelta(hours=hours)
+        )
         if db_config["type"] == "postgresql":
             history = PostgresHistory(db_config["connection_string"])
             data = await asyncio.to_thread(
                 history.station_history,
                 station_code,
-                end_time - timedelta(hours=hours),
+                start_time,
                 end_time,
                 limit,
             )
@@ -635,7 +644,7 @@ async def get_postgres_history(
                 raise RuntimeError("Database not available")
             rows = await asyncio.to_thread(
                 scraper.db_adapter.get_measurements_by_timerange,
-                end_time - timedelta(hours=hours),
+                start_time,
                 end_time,
                 [station_code],
             )
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard.py b/tests/test_dashboard.py
index 99de918..9b5f1c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard.py
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@ def test_dashboard_shows_hii_rainfall_layer():
     assert "Extreme &gt; 150" in html
 
 
-def test_dashboard_loads_postgresql_history_chart():
+def test_dashboard_loads_station_history_chart():
     html = DASHBOARD_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
-    assert "PostgreSQL history" in html
+    assert "Station history" in html
+    assert "PostgreSQL" not in html
     assert "/measurements/history/" in html
     assert "history-chart" in html
+    # Date-range picker alongside the quick-range dropdown
+    assert 'id="history-start"' in html
+    assert 'id="history-end"' in html