RSCQ: Monthly Climate Normals for Quebec Environment Stations

Quebec's monthly climate normals are measured at stations operated by the Ministry of the Environment, Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated in July 2026. Data is available in multiple formats including CSV and GeoJSON.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term climate trends based on monthly normals mentioned in the description
• Analyzing regional climate variability across Quebec based on station measurements
• Validating climate models using official government normals for Quebec
• Creating climate baseline maps for environmental planning in Quebec

Strengths

• Data is provided by an official government ministry, suggesting authoritative sourcing
• Available in multiple formats including CSV and GeoJSON, which may aid accessibility
• License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, which is permissive for reuse

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Measured at stations of the Ministry of the Environment, Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-01 18:02:48.895424; freshness should be verified

Geography

Quebec, Canada