Daily Russian Arctic Precipitation Records from 65 Stations, 1940-1990

65 Russian coastal and island meteorological stations provide daily precipitation amounts in millimeters. Records from most stations begin in 1940, with data digitized at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute under Vladimir Radionov. This dataset offers a multi-decade view of Arctic precipitation patterns.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term daily precipitation trends at specific Arctic stations.
• Calibrating or validating regional climate models with historical ground-truth data.
• Investigating changes in precipitation frequency and intensity over a 50-year period.
• Correlating station precipitation records with broader Arctic climate indices.

Strengths

• Contains data from 65 distinct meteorological stations, providing spatial coverage.
• Offers a long temporal record, with most stations providing data from 1940 onward.

Limitations

• Specific column names and the exact row count are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last update date: one states 2026-03-13, another states 1990-12 31.

Provenance

Source

Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), St. Petersburg, Russia, under Vladimir Radionov.

Collection Method

Data originally recorded in station log books and later digitized.

Time Range

1940-1990

Freshness

2026-03-13 03:23:21.208718

Geography

Russian coastal and island Arctic stations.