About Weather Data Tables
Introduction
Historical weather data are provided from this product in a variety of formats - web (html), data (csv), graphical, and print (pdf). In addition, there is a tool to compare data against related climate statistics. Slight differences exist in the content and format of the various data types (eg. monthly and daily rainfall).
The html table of weather data
- Above the table of weather data
Important information at the top of the page.
Near the top of the data table page are links to Help Pages, including this information page. Also at the same location are links to download the weather data in pdf format for printing and text file format (.csv files) suitable for importing into spreadsheets. These files are created at the same time as the html page.
Information about the observing station is provided below these links to help assess how applicable the data are for your needs. There is also guidance about the units and the quality of the data.
- The table of data
Data display options available at the top of the data table.
Immediately above the table of data is a tool which lets you compare data in the table with statistics for the site. The comparison options may differ between products. Statistics such as mean and percentiles are not provided if less than 20 years of data are available. There may be an option to compare the data with statistics calculated over the standard 30 year climate normal reference period (currently 1961-90).
How to view date information
Below the table heading, at the top of most columns, is a link to a graph of that column of data.
Some data have dates associated with them - for example, the date of the highest temperature in a month. Dates can be seen by moving your mouse over each of the data in the table. The most recent date will be displayed if there is more than one occurrence within a month . Dates are also included in the data files and print files.
Over time, data of the same type will be provided for different time resolutions - for example daily and monthly rainfall. When these become available it will be possible to move between the two. Using rainfall again as the example, clicking on the date in the left-hand column of the monthly data table, or selecting from a list below the table, will show that year of daily rainfall data. At the bottom of the daily rainfall table for any year is a link to the table of all monthly data.
- Below the table of weather data
Below the main table of data is a summary table of climate statistics related to the data in the main table, and a link to plot these statistics. Finally, at the bottom of the page is the Bureau's product code for this page, and a unique reference number. Please record this number if you need to contact the Bureau about any aspect of the data you have retrieved. Further information is available from the Bureau, and there may be a charge associated with this service.
Summary statistics at the bottom of the data table.
Graphical display of data
If you click on the graph icon within the main data table a graph of the corresponding column of data will be generated. An example of one such graph is illustrated in Figure 5. Where appropriate, the graph will also include the corresponding long-term mean, or median in the case of rainfall. Above the graph is a menu which will re-plot the graph with newly selected time period.
Output from graphing a column of data.
