Climate Variables

Definition of climate variables

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The following table shows the climate variables and data attributes including file counts for the Core Public Dataset.

Note

The R99pVALWet variable is not available in the map or dashboard. This variable shows the 99th percentile of daily rainfall over each 20-year period, calculated only over wet days (rainfall >=1mm).

Table 1: Variable File Counts
      Annual Seasonal Bias correction Base units Projected change units Base period files count Future period files count Warming level files count
Climate variable name Climate variable id Model                
Average daily air temperature: Tmax TX ACCESS-CM2 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 80
MMM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 70
Average daily air temperature: Tmean T ACCESS-CM2 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 80
MMM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 70
Average daily air temperature: Tmin TN ACCESS-CM2 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 80
MMM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 70
Average daily air temperature: Trange DTR ACCESS-CM2 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 80
MMM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y Deg C Deg C 10 120 70
Average relative humidity hurs ACCESS-CM2 True True None - regridded to 5km % % 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True None - regridded to 5km % % 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True None - regridded to 5km % % 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True None - regridded to 5km % % 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True None - regridded to 5km % % 10 120 80
MMM True True None - regridded to 5km % % 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True None - regridded to 5km % % 10 120 70
Average solar radiation rsds ACCESS-CM2 True True None - regridded to 5km W/m2 W/m2 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True None - regridded to 5km W/m2 W/m2 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True None - regridded to 5km W/m2 W/m2 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True None - regridded to 5km W/m2 W/m2 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True None - regridded to 5km W/m2 W/m2 10 120 80
MMM True True None - regridded to 5km W/m2 W/m2 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True None - regridded to 5km W/m2 W/m2 10 120 70
Average wind speed sfcWind ACCESS-CM2 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 80
MMM True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 70
Cooling degree days (base 18°C) CD18 ACCESS-CM2 True False Y CDDs CDDs 2 24 26
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True False Y CDDs CDDs 2 24 22
CNRM-CM6-1 True False Y CDDs CDDs 2 24 26
EC-Earth3 True False Y CDDs CDDs 2 24 26
GFDL-ESM4 True False Y CDDs CDDs 2 24 16
MMM True False Y CDDs CDDs 2 24 22
NorESM2-MM True False Y CDDs CDDs 2 24 14
Growing degree days (base 10°C) GDD10 ACCESS-CM2 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 26
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 22
CNRM-CM6-1 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 26
EC-Earth3 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 26
GFDL-ESM4 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 16
MMM True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 22
NorESM2-MM True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 14
Growing degree days (base 5°C) GDD5 ACCESS-CM2 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 26
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 22
CNRM-CM6-1 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 26
EC-Earth3 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 26
GFDL-ESM4 True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 16
MMM True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 22
NorESM2-MM True False Y GDDs GDDs 2 24 14
Heating degree days (base 18°C) HD18 ACCESS-CM2 True False Y HDDs HDDs 2 24 26
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True False Y HDDs HDDs 2 24 22
CNRM-CM6-1 True False Y HDDs HDDs 2 24 26
EC-Earth3 True False Y HDDs HDDs 2 24 26
GFDL-ESM4 True False Y HDDs HDDs 2 24 16
MMM True False Y HDDs HDDs 2 24 22
NorESM2-MM True False Y HDDs HDDs 2 24 14
Heavy Rainfall (99th percentile on wet days (>1mm)) R99pVALWet ACCESS-CM2 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y mm % 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y mm % 10 120 80
MMM True True Y mm % 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y mm % 10 120 70
Heavy rainfall (99th percentile) R99pVAL ACCESS-CM2 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y mm % 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y mm % 10 120 80
MMM True True Y mm % 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y mm % 10 120 70
Number of dry days (<1mm) DD1mm ACCESS-CM2 True True Y days days 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y days days 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y days days 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y days days 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y days days 10 120 80
MMM True True Y days days 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y days days 10 120 70
Number of frost days (<0°C) FD ACCESS-CM2 True True Y days days 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y days days 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y days days 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y days days 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y days days 10 120 80
MMM True True Y days days 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y days days 10 120 70
Number of hot days (>25°C) TX25 ACCESS-CM2 True True Y days days 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y days days 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y days days 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y days days 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y days days 10 120 80
MMM True True Y days days 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y days days 10 120 70
Number of rainy days (>=1mm) RR1mm ACCESS-CM2 True True Y days days 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y days days 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y days days 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y days days 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y days days 10 120 80
MMM True True Y days days 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y days days 10 120 70
Number of very hot days (>30°C) TX30 ACCESS-CM2 True True Y days days 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y days days 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y days days 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y days days 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y days days 10 120 80
MMM True True Y days days 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y days days 10 120 70
Number of very rainy days (>25mm) RR25mm ACCESS-CM2 True True Y days days 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y days days 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y days days 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y days days 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y days days 10 120 80
MMM True True Y days days 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y days days 10 120 70
Number of windy days (>10m/s) Wd10 ACCESS-CM2 True True None - regridded to 5km days days 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True None - regridded to 5km days days 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True None - regridded to 5km days days 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True None - regridded to 5km days days 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True None - regridded to 5km days days 10 120 80
MMM True True None - regridded to 5km days days 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True None - regridded to 5km days days 10 120 70
Potential Evapotranspiration Deficit (PED) PEDsrad ACCESS-CM2 True False Y mm mm 2 24 26
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True False Y mm mm 2 24 22
CNRM-CM6-1 True False Y mm mm 2 24 26
EC-Earth3 True False Y mm mm 2 24 26
GFDL-ESM4 True False Y mm mm 2 24 16
MMM True False Y mm mm 2 24 22
NorESM2-MM True False Y mm mm 2 24 14
Strong wind (99th percentile) Wd99pVAL ACCESS-CM2 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 80
MMM True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True None - regridded to 5km m/s % 10 120 70
Temperature on the coldest day of the year TNn ACCESS-CM2 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 26
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 22
CNRM-CM6-1 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 26
EC-Earth3 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 26
GFDL-ESM4 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 16
MMM True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 22
NorESM2-MM True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 14
Temperature on the hottest day of the year TXx ACCESS-CM2 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 26
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 22
CNRM-CM6-1 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 26
EC-Earth3 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 26
GFDL-ESM4 True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 16
MMM True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 22
NorESM2-MM True False Y Deg C Deg C 2 24 14
Total rainfall PR ACCESS-CM2 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
AWI-CM-1-1-MR True True Y mm % 10 120 110
CNRM-CM6-1 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
EC-Earth3 True True Y mm % 10 120 130
GFDL-ESM4 True True Y mm % 10 120 80
MMM True True Y mm % 10 120 110
NorESM2-MM True True Y mm % 10 120 70