Bureau of Meteorology weather stations - All Australia

• Other Authors: Bioregional Assessment Program (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: Namoi subregion; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Antarctic; Flinders; Heard Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Macquarie Island
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/bureau-meteorology-weather-all-australia/1438211; http://data.gov.au/dataset/13ab4183-051b-4a6e-84ba-719a0a941805

## **Abstract** \n\nThis dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.\n\n\n\nDataset contains 20,089 point locations for Bureau of Meteorology weather stations (sites) - correct as at 28 July, 2014.\n\n\n\nEach site in the Bureau of Meteorology's national climate archive has been assigned a site number (also known as a "station number"), which is its primary means of identification. The numbering system was originally established based on the system of rainfall districts which covers only mainland Australia, the island State of Tasmania and the two Bass Strait islands of King and Flinders Islands. In addition to sites within these geographical areas there are also offshore islands and Antarctic sites, which are mostly on the Antarctic continent but also include islands such as Heard Island and Macquarie Island. These sites have numbers which label them as outside the district system. Additional groupings have also been established, including marine sites, and sites (often hydrological in purpose) managed by external agencies.\n\n## **Dataset History** \n\nConstruction of the Site Number\n\n\n\nEach site has a unique 6 digit number - XYYnnn - and although numbers have occasionally been changed they are not normally reallocated over time. A rough breakdown of the system is as follows:\n\n1.X - defines the station series (0-5; related to station application) \n\n0 & 1 - land-based, Bureau-managed stations;\n\n2 - official Bureau fixed off-shore sites or Island locations, and also special applications; \n\n3 - Antarctic & Sub-Antarctic land based or off-shore stations;\n\n4 - marine sites (eg. ships and buoys);\n\n5 - externally managed fixed sites.\n\n\n\n2.YY - station series sub-group\n\nLand-based stations (series 0 & 1) = 01 to 99 (the rainfall districts);\n\nOff-shore islands (series 2) = 00 to 49;\n\nSpecial applications (series 2) = 50 to 99;\n\nAntarctic & Sub-Antarctic stations ...