Monthly Weather Data for Vienna's Hohe Warte Station Since 1872

Vienna's Hohe Warte meteorological station provides monthly weather data starting in April 1872. The dataset includes measurements for air temperature, air pressure, clouds, wind speed, and precipitation. It is published by Cooperation OGD Österreich and Wikimedia Österreich under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term temperature trends based on the air temperature data.
• Studying historical precipitation patterns based on the precipitation data.
• Investigating atmospheric pressure changes over time based on the air pressure data.
• Modeling climate variability based on the multi-variable weather observations.

Strengths

• Data collection began in April 1872, providing a long historical record.
• Includes multiple weather variables: air temperature, pressure, clouds, wind speed, and precipitation.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Cooperation OGD Österreich, Wikimedia Österreich

Collection Method

Measurements from the Hohe Warte meteorological station in Vienna.

Time Range

April 1872 to present (exact end date unknown)

Geography

Hohe Warte, Vienna, Austria