Indices based on daily temperature and precipitation

The data consists of temperature indices based on homogenized daily maximum and minimum temperatures at 338 locations across Canada, and of precipitation indices based on adjusted daily rainfall, daily snowfall and daily precipitation amounts at 463 locations across the country. These indices were selected for their relevance to social and economic impact assessment in Canada and for the insights they could provide regarding changes in extreme climate conditions. Please refer to the papers below for detailed information regarding the adjustment procedures and the trends in the indices.

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Date Stamp
2021-05-12T05:59:04
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2019-07-30
Date (Creation)
2019-06-10
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; STB-ASTD-CRD - Megan Hartwell ( Physical Scientist )
Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • climate change, climate trends, climate indices, daily temperature, daily precipitation, temperature extreme, precipitation extreme

  • Atmosphere

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Climate

  • Precipitation

  • Temperature

  • Climate change

  • Indexes

  • Trends

external.theme.EC_Information_Category

  • Weather and Climate

external.theme.EC_Functions

  • Provide Climate Information Products and Services

  • Deliver Climate Products and Services to Clients

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  • Science and Technology Branch

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  • Atmospheric Science and Technology

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified

external.place.GC_Geographic_Scope

  • National (CA)
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

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Use Constraints
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1900-01-01

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EPSG / 4326 /
 

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Atmosphere climate change, climate trends, climate indices, daily temperature, daily precipitation, temperature extreme, precipitation extreme
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Climate Climate change Indexes Precipitation Temperature Trends
external.place.GC_Geographic_Scope
National (CA)
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Atmospheric Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Functions
Deliver Climate Products and Services to Clients Provide Climate Information Products and Services
external.theme.EC_Information_Category
Weather and Climate
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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