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Australian daily rainfall data

At a glance

Daily rainfall data for all Bureau-managed stations across Australia.
A map of the stations.

Product details

The Australian daily rainfall data CD ROM / DVD ROM contains:

  • Daily rainfall data for approximately 17,100 stations from the start of recording until the latest available;
  • Data grouped according to the State of Australia in which the station is located;
  • States are distributed as follows:
    • CD 1: Antarctica, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia
    • CD 2: Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and the Islands
    • DVD: All States, Territories and Islands.

Format

Data is provided on two CD ROMs or a single DVD ROM, comprising files in the following formats:

  • Daily rainfall data in comma delimited ASCII text, compressed in ZIP format, with 1 day per record
  • Brief notes describing some properties of the data, as a text file
  • Station details, as text files

Cost

$226.00 for the two CD ROM set or single DVD ROM, including GST and postage within Australia

Download a sample

Sample files are available for download:

Product metadata

The following metadata summary, and station details, provide information about the data. For example, information is provided about the station, including name, location (latitude/longitude) and length of the data record.

Product reference IDCJDC03.200907
Title Daily rainfall data
Description Daily rainfall data for all Bureau managed stations across Australia. Some stations do have gaps in the data record.
Custodian Bureau of Meteorology
Geographic extent name(s) Australia
Beginning/end dates Start of recording to latest available
Update frequency Second quarter of each calendar year
Scale/resolution N/A

 

Rainfall stations on the CD/DVD ROMs:

 

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Copyright and contact information

To order a copy of this product please contact:

Email webclim@bom.gov.au
Telephone 03 9669 4082
Fax 03 9669 4515
Post Data Services
National Climate Centre
GPO Box 1289
Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia

Please note that the copyright for any data supplied for the Bureau of Meteorology is held in the Commonwealth of Australia and the purchaser shall give acknowledgement of the source in reference to the data. Apart from dealings under the Copyright Act 1968, the purchaser shall not reproduce (electronically or otherwise), modify or supply (by sale or otherwise) these data without written permission from the supplier.

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Page updated: 28 October 2009


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