BOREAS AES Canadian Surface Meteorological Data 1975-1997

BOREAS AES Canadian Hourly and Daily Surface Meteorological Data, R1 contains surface weather observations from 23 stations across Canada. The dataset spans 22 years from January 1975 to January 1997, recording parameters like temperature, precipitation, wind, pressure, and humidity. It is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term temperature trends using hourly and daily temperature, dew point, and wet/dry bulb temperature columns.
• Studying precipitation patterns and snowpack evolution with precipitation, snow, and snow depth measurements.
• Investigating atmospheric pressure systems via sea level pressure and station pressure data.
• Examining wind climate using recorded wind direction and wind speed.
• Assessing cloud cover and humidity conditions with cloud opacity, cloud amount, and relative humidity data.

Strengths

• Provides a 22-year continuous temporal record from 1975 to 1997.
• Includes data from 23 distinct meteorological stations across Canada.
• Captures a wide range of surface meteorological parameters at hourly and daily frequencies.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and complete column list are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date: one states 2026-03-13, another states 1997-01-01.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measurements from 23 meteorological stations.

Time Range

1975-01-01 to 1997-01-01

Freshness

2026-03-13 12:57:11.287239

Geography

Canada