| Quality | Description | Description to be used by the Data Provider for transferring data to the Bureau of Meteorology | Description for Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| quality-A | The record set is the best available given the technologies, techniques and monitoring objectives at the time of classification. | The data provider releases the recorded measurements for use, declaring that it is the best available given the technologies, techniques and monitoring objectives at the time of classification. | The data provider releases the measurements for use, declaring that it is the best available given the technologies, techniques and monitoring objectives at the time of classification. |
| quality-B | The record set is compromised in its ability to truly represent the parameter. | The data provider releases the recorded measurement for use with the provision that the data is compromised in its ability to represent the monitored parameter. | The data provider releases the measurement for use with the provision that the data is compromised in its ability to represent the monitored parameter. |
| quality-C | The record set is an estimate. | The data provider releases the record set for use, declaring that the data is an estimate | The data provider releases the record set for use, declaring that the data is an estimate |
| quality-E | The record set's ability to truly represent the monitored parameter is not known. | The data provider releases the record set declaring that the data's ability to represent the monitored parameter is not known. | The data provider releases the record set declaring that the data's ability to represent the monitored parameter is not known. |
| quality-F | The record set is not of release quality or contains missing data. | The data provider releases the record set declaring that the data is missing, void or known to be incorrect. | The data provider releases the record set declaring that the data is missing, void or known to be incorrect. |