Click anywhere over land on the map to see barplots of long-term-mean monthly precipitation,
monthly average of daily maximum, minimum, and mean temperature.
University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit TS2.1 monthly precipitation, monthly
average of daily maximum, minimum, and mean temperature, wet-day frequency, and ground
frost frequency on a 0.5° lat/lon grid
Data Source
University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU TS2.1)
Analysis
Monthly climatology of monthly precipitation, monthly average of daily maximum, minimum,
and mean temperature, wet-day frequency, and ground frost frequency for the 1971-2000
base period
Reference
Mitchell, T. D., P. D. Jones. An improved method of constructing a database of monthly
climate observations and associated high-resolution grids. Int. J. Climatol. 25, 2005.
Koeppen Climate Classification
Data Source
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Agrometeorology Group
Analysis
Koeppen climate classification prepared by the FAO Agrometeorology Group derived from mean monthly climate data
prepared in 1991 by R. Leemans and W. Cramer and published by the International Institute
for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). This Koeppen classification is based upon monthly
rainfall and temperatures, including: average monthly temperature of the warmest month,
average monthly temperature of the coldest month, average thermal amplitude between
the coldest and warmest months, number of months with temperature exceeding 10°C,
and winter and summer rains. For more detailed information see this Brief Guide to Koeppen Climate Classification System.
Elevation
Data Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Geophysical Data Center
(NGDC) ETOPO1 ice surface elevation/bathymetry
Amante, C. and B. W. Eakins, ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute Global Relief Model: Procedures,
Data Sources and Analysis, National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Boulder, CO, July 2008.