# Weather: Terms and Units

#### Steffi LaZerte

#### 2020-02-04

This table shows details regarding original column (measurement) names and units of all weather measurements. It further provides links back to the ECCC glossary for more details.

For details on climate normals measurements, see the `glossary_normals` vignette.

Interval | ECCC Name | Formatted weathercan name | units | Reference
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
hour | Date/Time | time | ISO date/time | NA
hour | Year | year | year | ECCC glossary page
hour | Month | month | month | ECCC glossary page
hour | Day | day | day | ECCC glossary page
hour | Time | hour | hour | ECCC glossary page
hour | Data Quality | qual | note | ECCC glossary page
hour | Temp (°C) | temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
hour | Temp Flag | temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Dew Point Temp (°C) | temp_dew | °C | ECCC glossary page
hour | Dew Point Temp Flag | temp_dew_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Rel Hum (%) | rel_hum | % | ECCC glossary page
hour | Rel Hum Flag | rel_hum_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Wind Dir (10s deg) | wind_dir | 10s deg | ECCC glossary page
hour | Wind Dir Flag | wind_dir_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Wind Spd (km/h) | wind_spd | km/h | ECCC glossary page
hour | Wind Spd Flag | wind_spd_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Visibility (km) | visib | km | ECCC glossary page
hour | Visibility Flag | visib_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Stn Press (kPa) | pressure | kPa | ECCC glossary page
hour | Stn Press Flag | pressure_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Hmdx | hmdx | index | ECCC glossary page
hour | Hmdx Flag | hmdx_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Wind Chill | wind_chill | index | ECCC glossary page
hour | Wind Chill Flag | wind_chill_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
hour | Weather | weather | note | ECCC glossary page
day | Date/Time | date | ISO date | NA
day | Year | year | year | ECCC glossary page
day | Month | month | month | ECCC glossary page
day | Day | day | day | ECCC glossary page
day | Data Quality | qual | note | ECCC glossary page
day | Max Temp (°C) | max_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
day | Max Temp Flag | max_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Min Temp (°C) | min_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
day | Min Temp Flag | min_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Mean Temp (°C) | mean_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
day | Mean Temp Flag | mean_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Heat Deg Days (°C) | heat_deg_days | °C | ECCC glossary page
day | Heat Deg Days Flag | heat_deg_days_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Cool Deg Days (°C) | cool_deg_days | °C | ECCC glossary page
day | Cool Deg Days Flag | cool_deg_days_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Total Rain (mm) | total_rain | mm | ECCC glossary page
day | Total Rain Flag | total_rain_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Total Snow (cm) | total_snow | cm | ECCC glossary page
day | Total Snow Flag | total_snow_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Total Precip (mm) | total_precip | mm | ECCC glossary page
day | Total Precip Flag | total_precip_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Snow on Grnd (cm) | snow_grnd | cm | ECCC glossary page
day | Snow on Grnd Flag | snow_grnd_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Dir of Max Gust (10s deg) | dir_max_gust | 10s deg | ECCC glossary page
day | Dir of Max Gust Flag | dir_max_gust_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
day | Spd of Max Gust (km/h) | spd_max_gust | km/h | ECCC glossary page
day | Spd of Max Gust Flag | spd_max_gust_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Date/Time | date | ISO date | NA
month | Year | year | year | ECCC glossary page
month | Month | month | month | ECCC glossary page
month | Mean Max Temp (°C) | mean_max_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
month | Mean Max Temp Flag | mean_max_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Mean Min Temp (°C) | mean_min_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
month | Mean Min Temp Flag | mean_min_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Mean Temp (°C) | mean_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
month | Mean Temp Flag | mean_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Extr Max Temp (°C) | extr_max_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
month | Extr Max Temp Flag | extr_max_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Extr Min Temp (°C) | extr_min_temp | °C | ECCC glossary page
month | Extr Min Temp Flag | extr_min_temp_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Total Rain (mm) | total_rain | mm | ECCC glossary page
month | Total Rain Flag | total_rain_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Total Snow (cm) | total_snow | cm | ECCC glossary page
month | Total Snow Flag | total_snow_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Total Precip (mm) | total_precip | mm | ECCC glossary page
month | Total Precip Flag | total_precip_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Snow Grnd Last Day (cm) | snow_grnd_last_day | cm | ECCC glossary page
month | Snow Grnd Last Day Flag | snow_grnd_last_day_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Dir of Max Gust (10’s deg) | dir_max_gust | 10’s deg | ECCC glossary page
month | Dir of Max Gust Flag | dir_max_gust_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette
month | Spd of Max Gust (km/h) | spd_max_gust | km/h | ECCC glossary page
month | Spd of Max Gust Flag | spd_max_gust_flag | note | See the ‘flags’ vignette