Murray Region Stochastic Climate Data for Water Modelling

Researchers at the University of Adelaide and University of Newcastle generated this stochastic climate dataset for the Murray region. It consists of 10,000-year daily datasets of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration, combining observed data with palaeo-climatic information. The data is used in Regional Water Strategies and is made available by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Long-term water availability modelling based on stochastic rainfall and evapotranspiration data.
• Climate risk assessment for water infrastructure based on 10,000-year synthetic climate sequences.
• Calibrating hydrological models using Morton's potential evapotranspiration and Penman-Monteith reference evapotranspiration variables.
• Evaluating drought and flood scenarios using palaeo-climate-informed stochastic data.

Strengths

• Each ZIP file contains a 10,000-year daily time series.
• Data includes multiple evapotranspiration variables (Mwet, Mlake, Mpot, FAO56).
• Each file includes a metadata PDF with station location and observed data period.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Murray region.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Generated by researchers using observed datasets combined with palaeo-climatic data.

Time Range

10,000-year synthetic daily sequences.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 15:47:42.211219; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Murray region.