Rainfall Measurements at Raine Island Weather Station from 2011 to 2018

Rainfall data collected by weather sensors deployed on the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) Weather Station at Raine Island. The data covers a period from 11 December 2011 to 30 October 2018. The dataset is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze rainfall trends over time based on the multi-year time-series data.
• Correlate precipitation events with other environmental variables based on the weather station context.
• Validate or calibrate regional climate models based on ground-truth sensor data from Raine Island.

Strengths

• Data collection spans nearly seven years, from December 2011 to October 2018.
• Data originates from a dedicated weather station site operated by AIMS, suggesting institutional oversight.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the last metadata update is dated 2026-06-16.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by weather sensors deployed on the AIMS Weather Station site.

Time Range

11 December 2011 to 30 October 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 23:16:23.486345; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Raine Island, Australia