Data portals
Historical climate data
BC meteorological station data
Station observations of weather and climate variables (such as temperature and precipitation amounts) for British Columbia from as far back as 1870 to the present day from the Provincial Climate Data Set maintained by PCIC. Climatological averages are available for stations where sufficient data are available.
Western Arctic station data
Station observations of weather and climate variables (such as temperature and precipitation amounts) for the Northwest Territories and Yukon from the metnorth database maintained by PCIC. Climatological averages are available for stations where sufficient data are available.
PRISM monthly climatology
High-resolution climatologies of maximum and minimum (daily) temperature and precipitation for British Columbia. These maps show monthly and annual data at a resolution of about 1 km. They were developed using the PRISM method.
Daily gridded meteorological datasets
Gridded meteorological datasets created by interpolating daily observations from weather stations onto a latitude-longitude grid. These datasets can be used as targets for statistical downscaling or for forcing hydrologic models.
Future climate and hydrologic data
Statistically downscaled climate scenarios
Canada-wide climate data for minimum and maximum daily temperature and daily precipitation that has been downscaled to a resolution of about 10 km. The scenarios include modelled historical data from 1950 and future projections up to 2100. Model data were downscaled from both the fifth (CMIP5) and sixth (CMIP6) phases of the Climate Model Intercomparison Project.
Weather files
Weather files for future climate conditions were created for each location in Canada available in the CWEC 2020 dataset. Future-shifted weather files help users assess how climate change might impact building energy performance.
Hydrologic model output (gridded)
Modelled hydrologic data, including runoff, baseflow, snow, evaporation and soil moisture, for three major basins in British Columbia. These data are provided at a resolution of 1/16 of a degree (~6 km). It includes modelled historical data from 1945 and future projections up to 2099.
Hydrologic model output (streamflow at station sites)
Modelled daily streamflow data for approximately 190 sites located in three major basins in British Columbia. The dataset includes modelled historical data from 1945 and future projections up to 2099.