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Introduction

Prof. Matsumoto, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan, has been collecting routine meteorological observation data from several countries in Asia. This dataset is one of his achievement. In Bangladesh, BMD continues to maintain several weather stations and now data from 29 stations in 1997-2002 are available. BMD Officer, however, says that data for 2000, 2001 and 2002 has not been adequately checked on their quality. See metadata table shown below.

Data for 1998 are free for research purpose, but for other years, please contat the DB Manager .

MetaData

Data Type DescriptionWeather Observation in Bangladesh
Type Routine Observation Data
Period TypeIncluding IOP
HoldingInternational Data Resource (IOP) / Institutional Holding (others)
Process LevelLevel 2 (Station Data)
QC Levelunknown (depend on Bangladesh Staff's QC)
Access LimitationAny research purpose (1998).
Contents
  1. rainfall (1997-2002)
  2. max/min temperature (1998)
  3. cloudiness (1998)
  4. sunshine duration (1998)
  5. wind (1998)
  6. dry bulb temperature (1998)
  7. relative humidity (1998)
  8. sea level pressure (1998)
Spatial Range Point/Points/GridPoints
Location/Extent35 Sites in Bangladesh
Temporal Range Period From 1997 to 2002
Interval3-hourly (1998), Daily
LT / UTC
Time Difference (LT - UTC)
Boundary-
Contact Person
(See the list of contact persons for detail)		 B.M.D. and Prof. Matsumoto, J.
Notes
  • Currently files only for 1998 rainfall are opened to public
    • As for daily rainfall data, BMD documents says that :
    Data observed in 2000 and 2001 (snip) is different format and these data are not enough to evaluate in this version.
    Unusual values are still not removed in this dataset.

XML Metadata File

Related Maps / Quicklooks

Station Map (Raingauges)

Data Archive

Station List and link to Daily rainfall data

Compressed files :

  • 1997 : tar.gz (16KB) and zipped(34KB)
  • 1998 : tar.gz (17KB) and zipped(36KB)
  • 1999 : tar.gz (15KB) and zipped(34KB)
  • 2000 : tar.gz (17KB) and zipped(38KB)
  • 2001 : tar.gz (11KB) and zipped(23KB)
  • 2002 : tar.gz (5KB) and zipped(9KB)

    Station location data : tab separated text

    Station Index No. Location Daily rainfall data file
    LAT LON Altitude 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
    Dinajpur 10120 25.65 88.68 37.6 m 1809.0 2391.0 2536.0 1498.0 2160.0 2549.0
    Rangpur 10208 25.73 89.27 32.6 m 1971.0 2365.0 2931.0 1745.0 2491.0 2588.0
    Rajshahi 10320 24.37 88.70 19.5 m 2062.0 1540.0 1862.0 1670.0 1385.0 1444.0
    Bogra 10408 24.85 89.37 17.9 m   2601.0   1838.0 1393.0 2011.0
    Mymensing 10609 24.73 90.42 18 m 2208.0 [2337.0](1) 2174.0 2266.0 1907.0 2395.0
    Sylhet 10705 24.90 91.88 33.5 m 3637.0 4388.0 3332.0 4839.0 3513.0 3722.0
    Srimangal 10724 24.30 91.73 22 m 2149.0 1924.0 2116.0 3127.0 2910.0 3145.0
    Ishardi 10910 24.15 89.03 12.9 m 1878.0 1636.0 1752.0 1808.0 1516.0 [41.0](281)
    Dhaka 11111 23.78 90.38 6.5 m 1921.0 2312.0 2374.0 2121.0 1684.0  
    Comilla 11313 23.43 91.18 9 m 2134.0 2518.0 2551.0 2044.0    
    Chandpur 11316 23.23 90.70 4.9 m 1874.0 2092.0 2621.0 1785.0 2182.0  
    Jessore 11407 23.20 89.33 6 m 1553.0 1490.0 1467.0 1811.0    
    Faridpur 11505 23.93 89.85 8.1 m 1578.0 1819.0 2105.0 1952.0    
    Madaripur 11513 23.17 90.18 7 m       1917.0 2379.0  
    Khulna 11604 22.78 89.53 2.1 m 1816.0 1994.0 1710.0 1728.0 1687.0  
    Satkhira 11610 22.72 89.08 4 m 2107.0 1727.0 1616.0 2002.0 1736.0  
    Barisal 11704 22.72 90.37 2.1 m 1758.0 2858.0 1955.0 1747.0 2227.0  
    Bhola 11706 22.68 90.65 4.3 m 1975.0 3143.0 2614.0 2031.0 2507.0  
    Feni 11805 23.03 91.42 6.4 m 2807.0 [3695.0](1) [3405.0](1) 3651.0    
    Maijdicourt 11809 22.87 91.10 4.9 m 2534.0 3368.0 3302.0 2808.0 3228.0  
    Hatiya 11814 22.45 91.10 2.4 m     3646.0 3478.0    
    Sitakunda 11912 22.63 91.70 7.3 m 3599.0 4435.0 [3263.0](12) 3456.0    
    Sandwip 11916 22.48 91.43 2 m 2991.0 4139.0 4099.0 4252.0    
    Chittagong 11921 22.35 91.82 33.2 m 3018.0 3863.0 3225.0 3344.0 1040.0  
    Kutubdia 11925 21.82 91.85 2.7 m 2789.0 4672.0 3157.0 3138.0    
    Cox's Bazar 11927 21.45 91.97 2.1 m 3536.0 3914.0 4285.0 4707.0 4085.0  
    Teknaf 11929 20.87 92.30 5 m 3807.0 4245.0 4720.0 4987.0 4573.0  
    Rangamati 12007 22.63 92.15 68.9 m 2765.0 3216.0 3031.0 2934.0 2055.0  
    Patuakhali 12103 22.33 90.33 1.5 m 2517.0 2852.0 2817.0 2130.0    
    Khepupara 12110 21.98 90.23 1.8 m 2881.0 3217.0 3314.0 2941.0    
    Sayedpur 41858 25.75 88.92 39.6 m            
    Tangail 41909 24.25 89.93 10.2 m 2004.0 2052.0 1401.0 1792.0    
    Chuadanga 41926 23.65 88.82 11.6 m            
    Mongla 41958 22.47 89.60 1.8 m       1799.0    

    Update Log

    July 1, 2005
    New Data: 2000-2002 Daily Rainfall. (Tentative Version)
     
    Jun. 11, 2005
    New Data: 1997, 1999 Daily Rainfall.
     
    Jan. 07, 2001
    Station location data improved.
     
    Nov. 12, 2001
    Station location data added.
     
    Sep 27, 2001
    Daily Rainfall Data 1998 published
     
    Sep 18, 2001
    First appeared to public. Index list only
     

    Update Log

    2001 Nov. 12
    Daily rainfall in 1998 : Initial version.
     

    Other Information

    [Overall]

    Data Policy of Whole GAME
    From GAIN-HUB WWW Site. Strategy, guideline for data exchange etc.
    Data Collection Plan
    From The Implementation Plan of GAME-Tropics draft in 1996, by Japanese sub-comittee on GAME-T.
    GAME-T Observations at a glance
    A 32KB GIF image showing observation schedule by Prof. Oki
    GAME-T/Thailand/Chao Phraya Observing Stations
    A 24KB GIF image showing a map of observation stations made by Prof. Oki (See also new black-and-white version).
    Summary of GAME-T Data Plan
    From AMON(Asian Meteorology Online Newsletter), VOL. 1, NO. 4 (September 1997). Brief introduction of GAME-T data management strategy by Prof. Oki

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    ***** On-line resources at IIS, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan *****
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    ***** On-line resources at NRCT, Bangkok, Thailand *****
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    This server was established in July 2002, on the courtesy of NRCT foreign affair division, and is being maintained by computer technology staffs in NRCT.

    Dataset Manager : Dr. AGATA, Yasushi, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan (agata@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

    Date of Last Modification : Jul 1, 2005