Estonian Snow Depth and Cover Duration (1891-1994)

Snow cover days per year and 10-day snow depth means from stations across Estonia. The dataset provides over a century of measurements, with snow cover data spanning 1891-1994 and depth means from 1891-1990. It was compiled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing interannual variability in snow cover duration using the days of snow cover per year metric.
• Modeling snow depth distribution patterns using the three 10-day monthly mean depth values.
• Comparing snow accumulation between protected and exposed collection areas at the same station.
• Investigating century-scale climate change impacts on winter conditions in the Baltic region.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term record covering over 100 years, from 1891 to 1994.
• Includes measurements from multiple stations across Estonia, offering spatial coverage.
• Contains paired observations for some station-years from both protected and exposed collection areas.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown across all sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, reporting either 1994-12-31 or 2026-03 13.
• Snow depth means are only available through 1990, while snow cover data extends to 1994.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Ground station measurements across Estonia.

Time Range

1891 to 1994

Freshness

1994-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Estonia