10,000-Year Stochastic Climate Data for the Lachlan Region

10,000-year daily datasets of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration generated using observed data combined with palaeo-climatic data. The work was undertaken by researchers at the University of Adelaide and the University of Newcastle and has been used in Regional Water Strategies. The dataset is made available by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Generate stochastic climate scenarios for water modelling based on the 10,000-year daily rainfall and evapotranspiration series.
• Analyze long-term climate variability and extremes for the Lachlan region based on the palaeo-climate informed data.
• Validate hydrological models using Morton's wet area, lake evaporation, and point potential evapotranspiration variables.
• Assess water strategy resilience using the Penman-Monteith reference evapotranspiration (FAO56) data.

Strengths

• Each ZIP file contains a metadata PDF describing geographic location, data type, and period of observed data.
• Each ZIP file contains a quality assurance PDF.
• Data covers a 10,000-year period for long-term stochastic analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Access requires creating a free account on the WaterInfo portal.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Generated using observed datasets combined with palaeo-climatic data by researchers at the University of Adelaide and University of Newcastle.

Time Range

10,000-year daily coverage.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 01:09:49.107657; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lachlan region.