Monthly Rainfall Data from 17 Gauges at Calperum Mallee Site 1995-2011

A collection of monthly and annual rainfall data recorded from 17 rain gauges at the Calperum Mallee Site in South Australia. It provides mean monthly rainfall, annual totals, and standard deviation statistics for the period 1995 to 2011.

Use Cases

• Analyze mean monthly rainfall patterns across the 17 gauge sites to identify spatial variability.
• Calculate annual rainfall totals for each site to assess long-term precipitation trends from 1995 to 2011.
• Use standard deviation data to evaluate the inter-annual variability of rainfall at each monitoring location.

Strengths

• Data spans 17 years of continuous monthly observations from 1995 to 2011.
• Includes measurements from 17 distinct rain gauge locations for spatial analysis.
• Provides derived statistics such as mean monthly rainfall and standard deviation.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows and columns is unknown, limiting assessment of dataset size and granularity.
• Data is temporally stale, with the last recorded observations ending in 2011.
• The raw description does not specify the temporal resolution within each month (e.g., daily readings).

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Recorded from 17 rain gauges across the Calperum Mallee Site.

Time Range

1995 to 2011

Freshness

The dataset metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data covers 1995-2011.

Geography

Calperum Mallee Site, Calperum Station, South Australia