Government of Alberta precipitation data for selected weather stations over a five-year period. The dataset includes the average precipitation from 1961 to 2014 and the precipitation in 2014 expressed as a percentage of that long-term average. It was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term precipitation trends based on the 1961-2014 average
- Compare a specific year's precipitation to the historical average based on the 2014 percent of average metric
- Model regional climate variability based on data from selected Alberta weather stations
Strengths
- Includes a long-term average spanning 53 years (1961-2014)
- Provides a specific year's data (2014) relative to that average
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta
- Time Range
- Five-year period (specific years unknown), with reference to 1961-2014 average and 2014 data
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 14:47:35.595314; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Selected weather stations in Alberta, Canada