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Grid type
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Unit
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Grid resolution
(degrees/km)
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AVERAGE OR CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
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Averaging Period
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Rainfall
|
mm
|
1961 - 90
|
0.025 deg/2.5 km (approx.)
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Max Temperature
|
°C
|
1961 - 90
|
0.025 deg/2.5 km (approx.)
|
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Min Temperature
|
°C
|
1961 - 90
|
0.025 deg/2.5 km (approx.)
|
|
Areal Actual ET
|
mm
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Point Potential ET
|
mm
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Areal Potential ET
|
mm
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Relative Humidity 9am
|
percent
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Relative Humidity 3pm
|
percent
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Sunshine Hours
|
hours
|
At least 15 years of records
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
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Evaporation (Class A Pan)
|
mm
|
At least 10 years of records
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
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Rainfall Variability
|
index
|
1900 - 2003
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Days of Rain
|
days
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Heating Degree Days (Base temp. 12°C or 18°C)
|
degree days
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Cooling Degree Days (Base temp. 18°C or 24°C)
|
degree days
|
1961 - 90
|
0.1 deg/10 km (approx.)
|
|
Thunder Days
|
days
|
1990 - 99*
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Lightning
|
flashes/km2/y
|
1995 - 99*
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Tropical Cyclones (TC)
|
cyclones
|
1969/70 - 1998/99*
|
2.0 deg/200 km (approx.)
|
|
Rainfall Percentiles (1,3, 6, 9 & 12 months)
|
mm
|
1900 - 2005
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Temperature Percentiles (1,3, 6, 9 & 12 months)
|
°C
|
1950 - 2005
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Solar Exposure
|
MJ/m2
|
1990 - 2005
|
0.05 deg/5 km (approx)
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ACTUAL DATA
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|
Period
|
|
|
Rainfall
|
mm
|
1900 onward
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Rainfall Anomaly
|
mm
|
1900 onward
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Max Temperature
|
°C
|
1950 onward
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Max Temp Anomaly
|
°C
|
1950 onward
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Min Temperature
|
°C
|
1950 onward
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
|
|
Min Temp Anomaly
|
°C
|
1950 onward
|
0.25 deg/25 km (approx.)
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Grid coverage - all Australia, individual states or any rectangular
area within Australia.
Output formats - ASCII row major format,
Arc/InfoTM grid interchange (.e00) files, point-based shapefiles.
Projection
- GDA94
Metadata - Metadata for the grids are provided.
ArcGis
- if you use ArcGis and have the Spatial AnalystTM extension, you
will be able to import the grids as either ASCII files or Arc/InfoTM
grid interchange (.e00) files.
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