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Annual Total Precipitation 1971-2000

The data represents the annual total precipitation in Alberta over the 30-year period from 1971 to 2000. A 30-year period is used to describe the present climate since it is enough time to filter our short-term fluctuations but is not dominated by any long-term trend in the climate. Annual total precipitation refers to rain, snow and other forms of moisture such as hail. Annual precipitation is greatest in the mountains and decreases at lower elevations. In the agricultural areas of the province, 50 to60 percent of annual precipitation generally occurs during the growing season, mostly as rain.Precipitation in any month can be extremely variable with the variability of precipitation being greater in southern Alberta than in the Peace River Region and central Alberta. However, long-term (30-year) data provides a reliable indication of what to expect in any given location. Climate information is used as a long-term planning tool, in selecting a location for a farm or planning a cropping program. Crop producers generally look at the most likely weather conditions rather than the extremes because the key inputs and decisions are made well in advance of achieving results. By combining knowledge of the agricultural operation with knowledge of what is likely to happen (climate), the producer can then decide on the acceptable level of risk due to adverse conditions. This resource was created using ArcGIS

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Date ( RI_367 )
2016-07-13
Date ( RI_366 )
2016-07-13
RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
Status
planned; planifié RI_597
Maintenance and update frequency
irregular; irrégulier RI_541
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • ALBERTA
  • CLIMATE-SMART-AGRICULTURE
  • CLIMATIC-DATA
  • CLIMATOLOGYMETEOROLOGYATMOSPHERE
  • CROPPING-SYSTEMS
  • DOWNLOADABLE-DATA
  • FARMING
  • WEATHER
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Government information
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Alberta (https://open.alberta.ca/licence)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Farming
  • Environment
Begin date
1971-01-01
End date
2000-01-01
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RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
OnLine resource
Annual Total Precipitation 1971-2000 - (ESRI REST) ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Annual Total Precipitation 1971-2000 - (ESRI REST) ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Annual Total Precipitation 1971-2000 - (HTML) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
WMS (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

File identifier
24803365-4dd9-429c-819b-97de253672d6 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-03-25
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
HNAP ISO:19115 - 2003
RI_414
  Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )
https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
 
 

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