Northern Adelaide Meteorology Data from EPA Monitoring Station

Validated meteorology data for the Northern Adelaide region, collected by the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Monitoring was suspended in 2020 and recommenced in 2022. The dataset is provided in CSV format under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Vector averaging wind direction data to create hourly averages, as noted in the description.
• Assessing air quality trends in the Northern Adelaide airshed based on meteorological factors.
• Informing environmental management decisions using validated monitoring station data.

Strengths

• Data is validated, indicating a quality control process.
• Explicit temporal context provided: monitoring suspended in 2020 and recommenced in 2022.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single monitoring station.

Provenance

Source

Environment Protection Authority (EPA)

Collection Method

Monitoring station data collection.

Time Range

Monitoring period includes data before 2020 and after recommencing in 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 02:07:47.879974; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Adelaide region, South Australia.