The data from this station are archived monthly in .txt log files. The file is comma-delimited with one line per entry. If you have any questions about gaining access to this data, or data updates, please contact Kyle Hodder.
Data archive and explanation of data fields | |
00: Date [dd/mm/yy] | 14: Wind gust [km/h] |
01: Time [hh:mm] | 15: Wind Chill [definition] |
02: Air Temperature [°C] | 16: Heat index [definition] |
03: Relative Humidity [%] | 17: [not reported] |
04: Dewpoint [°C] | 18: [not reported] |
05: Wind speed [km/h] | 19: [not reported] |
06: Recent (10-min) high wind gust [km/h] | 20: [not reported] |
07: Avg wind bearing [cardinal angular °] | 21: Apparent temperature [definition] |
08: Rainfall rate [mm/h] | 22: Max solar radiation [Ryan&Stolzenbach 1972; a=0.8] |
09: Total rainfall today so far [mm] | 23: Cumulative sunshine hours |
10: Sea level pressure [hPa] | 24: Wind bearing [cardinal angular °] |
11: Total rainfall counter [mm] | 25: [not reported] |
12: Inside temperature [°C; location RIC 408.4] | 26: Total Rainfall since midnight [mm] |
13: Inside humidity [%; location RIC 408.4] |
A list of archive data files is available. Please contact Kyle Hodder for details.
Known issues / Data quality |
About this station |
We run this station to support education in the Physical Geography program. For students and the wider community, the Twitter feed provides campus-specific weather measurements. For example, during December 2012, temperatures measured on our campus were regularly greater than those measured at the airport (up to 8°C), while wind speed was typically much greater (up to 45 km/h) at the airport than on-campus. In homage to this ‘gentle wind’ theme, the moniker ‘Zephyr’ was selected as a nickname for the weather station, as it is a word used to describe a low velocity breeze. Naturally, during winter, the higher temperature and lower wind velocity also leads to a dramatic difference in windchill between the two locations. Readings from the airport are regularly quoted by media as if applicable throughout the City of Regina. The accuracy and precision of Environment Canada measurements follow well-defined global operating standards and are a tremendous asset to students and researchers in Physical Geography; however, they represent conditions at the airport – and the degree to which they represent conditions at other locations in and around Regina may vary.
For undergraduates in our Physical Geography program, the data stream from Zephyr provides a local example of the challenges embedded in any environmental monitoring campaign. Differences of only a few degrees can make a crucial difference in the timing of freezeup in Wascana Lake, for example. The data collected by Zephyr have already been put to use in undergraduate research projects.
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Station Location: Latitude N 50° 25' 09" Longitude W 104° 35' 29" Elevation 577 m
Page updated 4/25/2018 3:54:01 PM
Note: The data provided by this station are for educational use only; use at your own risk.
System up time: 10 days
System maintained by: Kyle Hodder
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