annual#

metadata#

property

value

name

annual

original name

annual

url

here

datasets#

climate_indices#

metadata#

property

value

name

climate_indices

original name

climate_indices/kl

description

Historical annual counts of tropical nights and of frost, summer, hot and ice days for Germany, derived from the daily climate observations.

access

here

parameters#

name

original name

description

unit

constraints

count_days_tropical_night

ja_tropennaechte

Annual number of tropical nights, counted over the day from 00 to 23 hours.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_frost

ja_frosttage

Annual number of frost days.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_summer

ja_sommertage

Annual number of summer days.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_hot

ja_heisse_tage

Annual number of hot days.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_ice

ja_eistage

Annual number of ice days.

dimensionless

>=0

quality_general

qn_4

Quality flag published by the source for the values in the same dataset.

dimensionless

-

climate_summary#

metadata#

property

value

name

climate_summary

original name

kl

description

Historical annual station observations (temperature, pressure, precipitation, sunshine duration, etc.) for Germany (details missing, parameter descriptions here)

access

here

parameters#

name

original name

description

unit

constraints

cloud_cover_total

ja_n

Annual mean of cloud cover.

1/8

>=0,<=8

temperature_air_mean_2m

ja_tt

Annual mean of daily temperature means in 2m height.

°C

-

temperature_air_max_2m_mean

ja_tx

Annual mean of daily temperature maxima in 2m height.

°C

-

temperature_air_min_2m_mean

ja_tn

Annual mean of daily temperature minima in 2m height.

°C

-

sunshine_duration

ja_sd_s

Annual sum of sunshine duration.

h

>=0

wind_force_beaufort

ja_fk

Annual mean of daily wind speed.

Bft

>=0

temperature_air_max_2m

ja_mx_tx

Annual maximum of daily temperature maxima in 2m height.

°C

-

wind_gust_max

ja_mx_fx

Annual maximum of daily wind speed.

Bft

>=0

temperature_air_min_2m

ja_mx_tn

Annual minimum of daily temperature minima in 2m height.

°C

-

precipitation_height

ja_rr

Annual sum of daily precipitation height.

mm

>=0

precipitation_height_max

ja_mx_rs

Annual max of daily precipitation height.

mm

>=0

quality_general

qn_4

Quality flag published by the source, applying to the dataset as a whole.

dimensionless

-

quality_precipitation

qn_6

Quality flag published by the source for precipitation in the same dataset.

dimensionless

-

precipitation_indices#

metadata#

property

value

name

precipitation_indices

original name

climate_indices/precip

description

Historical annual counts of days reaching precipitation heights of 0.1 to 20 mm and snow depths of 1 and 5 cm for Germany, derived from the daily precipitation observations.

access

here

parameters#

name

original name

description

unit

constraints

count_days_precipitation_height_ge_0_1mm

ja_rr_ge_0_1_mm

Annual number of days with a precipitation height of at least 0.1 mm.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_precipitation_height_ge_1mm

ja_rr_ge_1_0_mm

Annual number of days with a precipitation height of at least 1.0 mm.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_precipitation_height_ge_2_5mm

ja_rr_ge_2_5_mm

Annual number of days with a precipitation height of at least 2.5 mm.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_precipitation_height_ge_5mm

ja_rr_ge_5_0_mm

Annual number of days with a precipitation height of at least 5.0 mm.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_precipitation_height_ge_10mm

ja_rr_ge_10_0_mm

Annual number of days with a precipitation height of at least 10.0 mm.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_precipitation_height_ge_20mm

ja_rr_ge_20_0_mm

Annual number of days with a precipitation height of at least 20.0 mm.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_snow_depth_ge_1cm

ja_sh_ge_1_0_cm

Annual number of days with a snow depth of at least 1.0 cm.

dimensionless

>=0

count_days_snow_depth_ge_5cm

ja_sh_ge_5_0_cm

Annual number of days with a snow depth of at least 5.0 cm.

dimensionless

>=0

quality

qn_6

Quality flag published by the source for the values in the same dataset.

dimensionless

-

precipitation_more#

metadata#

property

value

name

precipitation_more

original name

more_precip

description

Historical annual precipitation observations for Germany (details missing, parameter descriptions here)

access

here

parameters#

name

original name

description

unit

constraints

snow_depth_new

ja_nsh

Annual sum of daily fresh snow.

cm

>=0

precipitation_height

ja_rr

Annual sum of daily precipitation height.

mm

>=0

snow_depth

ja_sh_s

Annual sum of daily height of snow pack.

cm

>=0

precipitation_height_max

ja_mx_rs

Annual max of daily precipitation height.

mm

>=0

quality

qn_6

Quality flag published by the source for the values in the same dataset.

dimensionless

-

weather_phenomena#

metadata#

property

value

name

weather_phenomena

original name

weather_phenomena

description

Counts of weather phenomena fog, thunder, storm (strong wind), storm (stormier wind), dew, glaze, ripe, sleet and hail for stations of Germany (details missing, parameter descriptions here)

access

here

parameters#

name

original name

description

unit

constraints

count_weather_type_fog

ja_nebel

Count of days with fog of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

count_weather_type_thunder

ja_gewitter

Count of days with thunder of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

count_weather_type_storm_strong_wind

ja_sturm_6

Count of days with storm (strong wind) of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

count_weather_type_storm_stormier_wind

ja_sturm_8

Count of days with storm (stormier wind) of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

count_weather_type_dew

ja_tau

Count of days with dew of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

count_weather_type_glaze

ja_glatteis

Count of days with glaze of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

count_weather_type_sleet

ja_graupel

Count of days with sleet of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

count_weather_type_hail

ja_hagel

Count of days with hail of stations in Germany.

-

>=0

quality

qn_4

Quality flag published by the source for the values in the same dataset.

dimensionless

-