This dataset reports the annual and seasonal temperatures at 30 sites around the country from at least 1972 to 2022. Data are also provided on anomalies for all 30 stations (difference from the 1991–2020 baseline period) and for 16 stations (difference from the 1961–1990 baseline period).
Variables:
site: NIWA monitoring site
statistic: Statistic: maximum daily temperature (max), average daily temperature (average), and minimum daily temperature (min)
season: period for which the data was aggregated - annual indicates the whole year was included in the calculation
year: Year
prop_missing: Proportion of days with missing data
temperature: Mean daily temperature for a given year, season, and statistic (°C)
period_start: Start of period for a season
period_end: End of period for a season
lat: coordinates of the NIWA station where the data was recorded (WSG84)
lon: coordinates of the NIWA station where the data was recorded (WSG84)
anomaly: mean temperature anomaly for a given year, season, and statistic (°C) over the reference_period
reference_period: Anomaly reference period
