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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Agricultural Irrigation Scheduling Calculator (Opens in a new Window)
The Agricultural Irrigation Scheduling Calculator uses evapotranspiration (ET) data from Farmwest to advise producers on irrigation scheduling. Users specify soil type, irrigation system design, location, and crop type and receive tailored irrigation advice as output. Data is presented graphically and is available for download in report form.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia, Irrigation Industry Association of BC
Resource formats:
Interactive

Scientific synthesis

Graphical

Tool
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AgriMaps: Current Weather Conditions (Opens in a new Window)
This interactive map, produced by Manitoba Agriculture, displays data from over 100 weather stations. Observations of hourly air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed, wind direction, soil temperature, and soil moisture are available from stations across Manitoba. Data are available in graphical and mapped formats.

Organization:

Government of Manitoba
Resource formats:
Interactive

Graphical

Mapped
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Air Quality Data Sets (Opens in a new Window)
Air Quality Datasets include current and forecasted Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) ratings, current and historical pollutant data, and current smog events. Real time air pollution data are collected from a network of 38 ambient air quality monitoring stations across Ontario. Data are available in tabular format.

Organization:

Government of Ontario
Resource formats:
Data files

Interactive

Graphical

Mapped
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Alberta Climate and Atlas Maps (Opens in a new Window)
Alberta Climate and Atlas Maps contains gridded and mapped displays of historically observed temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, drought, fire indices, radiation, wind, growing season length, frost, and an agroclimatic atlas. Data are presented as summaries across the monitoring period, which varies depending on the variable and location(s) of interest. Data is available graphically and as mapped products.

Organization:

Government of Alberta
Resource formats:
Interactive

Mapped
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BC Water Tool (Opens in a new Window)
A map-based water information tool designed to provide public access to a wide range of water-related data and information in British Columbia. The data is displayed with flexible charts and analytical tools to help users understand and use the data.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
Data files

Interactive

Mapped

Tool
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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
Resource formats:
Data files

Interactive

Graphical

Mapped
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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.

Organization:

Government of Alberta
Resource formats:
Interactive

Mapped
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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.

Organization:

Government of Quebec
Resource formats:
Data files

Interactive

Graphical

Mapped
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GeoWeb Water Portal (Opens in a new Window)
The GeoWeb Water Portal interactive map displays historical and current water quantity, quality, and climate data for stations across BC for the period of 1886 to 2018. Specific measures include temperature, precipitation, snow depth, water quality, depth to groundwater, and others. Data are available in graphical format for each monitoring station.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
Interactive

Graphical

Mapped

Tool
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Monitoring Aquifers: Provincial Groundwater Observation Well Network (Opens in a new Window)
The British Columbia Provincial Groundwater Observation Well Network (PGOWN) is comprised of groundwater level and chemistry monitoring stations which are cooperatively operated by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and the Ministry of Environment. There are around 190 monitoring stations distributed across BC. Data include historical and current groundwater level and chemistry. Data are available for download in tabular formats.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
Data files

Interactive

Mapped
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Date modified:: 2019-03-01