Library of climate resources

This is a collection of links to climate datasets, tools, guidance and related resources. The sources include the federal government, provincial and territorial governments, national professional organizations, climate consortia and established international organizations. It can be useful for impact, vulnerability and risk assessments, and for adaptation planning.

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Explanation of the different resource types

data product - downloadable climate dataset
tool - builds on a dataset with further analyses and/or visualization
guidance - provides direction on the use of climate information or on conducting climate-related assessments
codes and standards - guidance and best practice documents for climate resilient design
additional resources include educational and awareness-raising material, impact assessments and scientific syntheses

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Climate data – High resolution projections (Opens in a new Window)
Climate data - High resolution projections contains high resolution climate change data focused on Ontario. The dataset contains the 50th percentile high resolution probabilistic projections of annual averaged temperature and precipitation over Ontario, covering the 1970s, 2030s, 2050s, and 2080s. Data are provided in partnership with the University of Regina and York University. Data are available for download in tabular and gridded formats

Organization:

Government of Ontario, University of Regina, York University
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Climate Data within the Eco-System Account (Opens in a new Window)
Climate Data within the Eco-System Account provides weather station data at the daily, monthly, quarterly and annual resolution for Newfoundland. Daily values of minimum, maximum and average temperature, as well as rainfall, snowfall and total precipitation are also available. Historical data are available as point and polygon data.

Organization:

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Climate Impacts and Outlook (Opens in a new Window)
The Climate Impacts and Outlook resource offers a snapshot of recent weather events and anomalies, regional weather impacts on ecosystems and economic sectors, and a forecast for the coming three months displayed through static maps. Historical and future data are available as point, grid and polygon data. Regional impacts and outlooks are available from 2014 to 2017. Current conditions and forecasts of temperature, precipitation, drought, stream flow, winter weather, and ocean conditions are available.

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Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
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Climate indicators for BC Census Subdivisions (Opens in a new Window)
The Climate Indicators for BC Census Subdivisions dataset contains historically observed temperature and precipitation data for specific reference points within each of BC's census subdivisions for the period of 1981 to 2010. Data are available in tabular or grid formats. Download of dataset available upon request.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
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Current and Historical Alberta Weather Station Data Viewer (Opens in a new Window)
The Current and Historical Alberta Weather Station data Viewer is a tool which allows users to retrieve, display, graph and/or download observations from climate stations across Alberta. Variables available include precipitation, temperature, wind, soil moisture, soil temperature, Fire Weather Index, Climate Normals, and Almanac values. Single or multiple stations may be selected from an interactive map, and users may specify the time period of interest. Data is available for download in tabular and graphical formats.

Organization:

Government of Alberta
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Current and Historical Weather Conditions Map for Alberta (Opens in a new Window)
The Current and Historical Weather Conditions Map for Alberta contains an interactive display of temperature, dew point, wind speed, humidity, and radiation observed at various stations across Alberta in real time. Users can filter by location/region and date. Data is available in hourly, daily, monthly and yearly resolutions. Data is presented in mapped form only.

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Government of Alberta
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Daily Wildfire Situation Map (Opens in a new Window)
The Daily Wildfire Situation map provides information on the daily wildfires in Saskatchewan for communities, highways, First Nation Reserves, National Parks, Provincial Parks, Air Weapons Ranges, and Protection Areas. This link provides a daily map with current fires, the number of fires to date, as well as the location of parks, reserves, and protected areas.

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Government of Saskatchewan
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Données climatiques Observations quotidiennes (in French only) (Opens in a new Window)
Données climatiques observations quotidiennes contains hourly, daily, and annual climate data for the province of Quebec for temperature, precipitation (rain, snow and total) and snow on the ground. Data is available in a variety of formats, including maps, graphs, and tables. Data are available as point data for 2016-2018 period.

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Government of Quebec
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Ecological Factors - Drought Risk Tool, Frost Risk Tool (Opens in a new Window)
The Drought and Frost Risk Tools assess forest health and risk(s) related to frost, drought, and ecological characteristics. Applications are currently valid for sub-regions within BC: Prince George and Cranbrook Timber Supply Area (TSA) (Drought tool) and Cariboo (Frost tool). These tools are excel-based applications and assess risk for current conditions as well as projected future climates for 2020, 2050, and 2080.

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Government of British Columbia
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Extreme Precipitation in Atlantic Canada (Opens in a new Window)
Extreme Precipitation in Atlantic Canada is intended to extend the print-based Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) analyses for Atlantic Canada through an interactive web tool. The web tool provides users with enhanced access and visualization of the official ECCC IDF point data. Features include familiar ECCC IDF station based graphs and tables with access through a map based browser interface, IDF graphs and tables based on gridded data to provide information for locations between observing sites, contoured regional and province-specific extreme rainfall maps, downloadable ASCII grid files, and integration of US data for improved visualization at the border and access to US station data.

Organization:

Cornell University, Government of Canada: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
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Date modified:: 2019-03-01