Australian daily wind data

At a glance

Daily mean wind speed, daily maximum wind gust and daily wind run data for stations across Australia, some islands and the Antarctic.

Product details

The Australian daily wind data CD ROM contains:

• Daily wind data for approximately 1,740 stations from the start of recording until the latest available.
• Daily wind data includes:
  • Mean daily wind speed, in units of km/h, calculated from all available 3 hourly wind speed observations. The number of observations used to estimate the mean speed for the day is also included.
    A map of the stations.
  • Daily maximum wind gust data, consisting of gust speed in units of km/h, gust direction in units of degrees, and time of gust in 24 hour mode.
    A map of the stations.
  • Daily wind run measured at a height of above 3m, and below 3m, in units of km.
    A map of the stations.
• Additional information to help describe the process behind the wind observations, including details on observational instructions, and a brief section on technical notes and further references.

A companion product, IDCJHC01, provides hourly wind information for stations across Australia.

Format

Data is provided on CD ROM, comprising files in the following formats:

• Daily wind data in comma separated ASCII text, some compressed in ZIP format, with 1 observation per record
• Brief notes for mean wind speed, maximum wind gust and wind run describing some properties of the data and the formats of the data, as a text file
• Station details for mean wind speed, maximum wind gust and wind run, as text files

Cost

$126.00 including GST and postage within Australia

Download a sample

Sample files are available for download:

• Mean wind speed data file
• Maximum wind gust data file
• Wind run data file

Product metadata

The following metadata summary, and station details for mean wind speed, maximum wind gust and wind run, 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	IDCJDC06.200907
Title	Daily wind data
Description:	Mean daily wind speed, in units of km/h, calculated from all available 3 hourly wind speed observations. The number of observations used to estimate the mean speed for the day is also included. Daily maximum wind gust data, consisting of gust speed in units of km/h, gust direction in units of degrees, and time of gust in 24 hour mode. Daily wind run measured at a height of above 3m, and below 3m, in units of km. Some stations do have gaps in the 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

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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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