Saskatchewan Climate Reference Stations: Half-Hourly Weather and Soil Data

Two Climate Reference Stations and one Weather Station operated by the Saskatchewan Research Council provide continuous, real-time atmospheric and soil measurements. The CRS stations report half-hourly data on temperature, humidity, pressure, precipitation, wind, radiation, and soil temperature and moisture at multiple depths. Data access requires contacting the Saskatchewan Research Council directly, as it is not shared with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Use Cases

• Model crop yield and soil moisture dynamics based on soil temperature and moisture data from seven and three levels respectively.
• Analyze local wind patterns for renewable energy site assessment based on wind speed and direction measurements at 2m and 10m heights.
• Monitor growing season precipitation and radiation for agricultural water and light resource management.
• Study diurnal temperature and humidity cycles for climate modeling based on half-hourly and hourly sampling frequencies.

Strengths

• CRS stations provide quality assessment performed by SRC personnel.
• Data includes a wide range of atmospheric and soil variables, such as soil temperature at seven levels and soil moisture at three levels.
• Real-time data feed with continuous operation offers timely monitoring potential.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Only three total stations (2 CRS, 1 Weather) limit spatial coverage within Saskatchewan.

Provenance

Source

Saskatchewan Research Council

Collection Method

Automated station measurements.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 15:31:51.981320; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saskatchewan, Canada