Maximum Air Temperature Readings from Colombian Weather Stations

Hourly maximum air temperature records from automated weather stations across Colombia. Data has undergone basic quality control per World Meteorological Organization recommendations, with some values corrected or removed. The dataset is provided by the Colombian government's open data portal, www.datos.gov.co, with a last recorded update in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze daily, monthly, and annual temperature behavior using the ValorObservado and FechaObservacion columns.
• Build climatological models correlating temperature (ValorObservado) with geographic features like Departamento, Municipio, and ZonaHidrografica.
• Develop early warning systems by monitoring real-time temperature spikes at specific NombreEstacion locations.
• Conduct spatial analysis of temperature distribution using the Latitud and Longitud coordinates for each station.
• Study sensor performance and data quality by examining records from specific CodigoSensor or CodigoEstacion identifiers.

Strengths

• Data undergoes basic quality control following World Meteorological Organization standards.
• Includes geographic context with columns for Departamento, Municipio, Latitud, and Longitud.
• Provides station and sensor metadata via NombreEstacion, CodigoEstacion, and CodigoSensor.

Limitations

• Data may contain errors, inconsistencies, or values outside normal limits due to sensor failures.
• Records may have a time delay due to sensor transmission frequencies.
• Data is not validated by the official meteorological authority (IDEAM) for sensitive or technical uses.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co, the Colombian government's open data portal.

Collection Method

Raw, instantaneous data from automated weather station sensors, potentially from the agency's own network or inter-administrative agreements.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, but data may have transmission delays.

Geography

Colombian territory, as indicated by station locations in Departamento and Municipio columns.