Russian Arctic Monthly Meteorological Observations 1961-2000

Monthly means of meteorological observations from Russian stations cover the period 1961-2000. The dataset includes 2-meter air temperature, sea level pressure, total and low cloud amount, precipitation, and relative humidity. Data were provided by Vladimir Radionov of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) and are hosted by NASA.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term temperature trends using the 2-meter air temperature column.
• Studying atmospheric pressure patterns via the sea level pressure measurements.
• Investigating cloud cover changes with total and low cloud amount data.
• Assessing precipitation variability over four decades.
• Calculating humidity indices from the relative humidity observations.

Strengths

• Covers a significant multi-decadal time range from 1961 to 2000.
• Includes multiple core meteorological variables for comprehensive climate analysis.
• Data originates from a recognized scientific institute (AARI), lending credibility.

Limitations

• Exact row count and dataset size are unspecified across all sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date: one lists 2000-12-31, another lists 2026-03-13 (likely a metadata error).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Station-based meteorological observations aggregated into monthly means.

Time Range

1961-2000

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:50:35.939480

Geography

Russian Arctic stations.