Climate Data
A range of climate databases and products are available for Australian catchments.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)
BOM is the national meteorological authority for Australia, providing meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic services. Relevant Bureau sites include:
- Water Resources Station Catalogue provides details for stream gauging and rainfall monitoring stations;
- Climate Products outlines standard products from the National Climate Centre;
- Climate Information provides freely available climate datasets; and
- SILO provides access to BOM meteorological data in combination with agricultural data, to facilitate adoption of climatic risk management techniques in the agricultural sector.
National Land and Water Resources Audit (NLWRA)
National compilations of climatic parameters have also been undertaken to support projects under the Audit. Australia-wide climate data have been generated by CSIRO and are available from the Australian Natural Resource Data Library
Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS)
BRS hosts a Rainfall Reliability Wizard which analyses the long-term monthly rainfall record and the National Agricultural Monitoring System which also contains climatic data.
Managing Climate Variability
The Managing Climate Variability Program focuses on research related to climate variability and climate risk management for agriculture and natural resource management.