Climate station statistics
NIWA generates ‘Statistics’ from Climate Station Observations. These are monthly (e.g. ‘for January 1974') and annual (e.g. 'for 1974’) averages for large range of station locations, calculated for a range of parameters.
Data Quality
| Parameter | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accessible (AC) | Good | Data are accessible from a public facing server |
| Common Format (CF) | Good | Data are available in a commonly used format (syntax) |
| Data Lineage Statement (DL) | Medium | Data are inadequately described in terms of their origins, modifications and processing history |
| Data Quality Statement (DQ) | Medium | Data are not well established in terms of their content quality, completeness and consistency |
| Governance (GO) | Good | The contributing organisation (CRI) has ownership or recognised stewardship of the data |
| Identifiers (ID) | Poor | Neither the metadata nor the data are described with a unique identifier |
| Terms of use (TU) | Good | A data licence is easily accessible and understandable |
| Last Updated (LU) | Good | A last updated statement is available |