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Decade of Boston Weather Records
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The data tracks daily climate trends in Boston over the past ten years. Each entry details key meteorological factors, including air temperature variations (average, minimum, and maximum), total daily rainfall, wind characteristics (direction and speed), and average sea-level air pressure. It is a fundamental resource for historical climate pattern examination.
Columns
The product contains eight main columns, each providing specific daily metrics:
- time: The specific calendar date, formatted as a string.
- tavg: The average air temperature recorded in degrees Celsius.
- tmin: The minimum air temperature recorded in degrees Celsius.
- tmax: The maximum air temperature recorded in degrees Celsius.
- prcp: The daily total precipitation, measured in millimeters.
- wdir: The average wind direction, recorded in degrees (0–360).
- wspd: The average wind speed, reported in kilometers per hour.
- pres: The average sea-level air pressure, stated in hectopascals.
Distribution
The data is supplied in a tabular format, specifically as a CSV file titled
boston_weather_data.csv, weighing 167.5 kB. It offers approximately 3,650 daily records in total. Data quality is generally high, though users should note a small percentage of missing values (around 16%) in the wind direction (wdir) column, and a smaller proportion (4%) missing in the pressure (pres) readings. The data is fixed and is not expected to receive future updates.Usage
Ideal applications for this product include:
- Studying climate variability and long-term temperature changes in the Northeast United States.
- Developing and testing predictive models, such as regression analysis, for temperature and precipitation forecasting.
- Supporting academic research into urban weather patterns and climate change impacts.
Coverage
The data is geographically focused on Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The temporal scope covers a precise ten-year window, starting on 1 March 2013 and ending on 1 March 2023.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Climate Scientists: For generating baseline climate models and verifying historical weather events.
- Data Science Learners: As an accessible, high-validity tabular product for beginner-level analysis and time series exercises.
- Urban Planners/Researchers: To assess decade-long climatic factors affecting city infrastructure or public health.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Boston Daily Climate Metrics (2013-2023)
- Decade of Boston Weather Records
- Boston Meteorological Data
- US Northeast Daily Temperature and Rain
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