1900-2013 climate data from British Columbia, Canada, analyzed for long-term trends in growing degree days, heating degree days, and cooling degree days. The dataset was produced by Environmental Reporting BC and the Government of British Columbia, using the BC Provincial Climate Data Set. Estimates are provided for the province as a whole and for its nine terrestrial ecoprovinces.
Use Cases
- Modeling climate change impacts on agricultural potential based on growing degree days trends
- Estimating historical changes in energy requirements for buildings based on heating and cooling degree days
- Analyzing regional climate variability across British Columbia's nine ecoprovinces
Strengths
- Data spans a long-term period from 1900 to 2013
- Provides estimates for both the entire province and nine distinct ecoprovinces
- Derived from the authoritative BC Provincial Climate Data Set
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:32:54.700102; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia | Gouvernment de la Colombie-Britannique
- Collection Method
- Analyses used climate monitoring data from the BC Provincial Climate Data Set.
- Time Range
- 1900-2013
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada, and its nine terrestrial ecoprovinces