Stuart (Townsville) 2015 hourly air quality and meteorological data
datastore ActiveURL: https://data.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0020/84026/stuart-aq-2015.csv
Industry-operated monitoring site: Raw data received from industry validated by Queensland Government
Period of operation: 1 January to 31 December 2015 (site offline from 18 May to 3 August due to site infrastructure upgrade)
Site location: Latitude: -19.3212; Longitude: 146.8422
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Neighbourhood
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 compliance (pollutants): Complies fully
AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies fully except for:
- Temperature and relative humidity sensors located 10 metres above ground level (4 August to 31 December).
- Rainfall measured by acoustic sensor (4 August to 31 December).
Wind sensor: Ultrasonic sensor
- Height above ground level: 10 metres.
Temperature: Capacitive ceramic sensor
- Height above ground level: 3 metres (1 January to 17 May)
- Height above ground level: 10 metres (4 August to 31 December).
Relative humidity:Capacitive thin film polymer sensor
- Height above ground level: 3 metres (1 January to 17 May)
- Height above ground level: 10 metres (4 August to 31 December).
Rainfall: Tipping bucket rain gauge (1 January to 17 May); Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor (4 August to 31 December)
- Height above ground level: 3 metres (1 January to 17 May)
- Height above ground level: 10 metres (4 August to 31 December).
Sulfur dioxide: Ultraviolet fluorescence analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.4.1
- Instrument output offset and/or scaled based on calibration and daily zero/span response data.
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | timestamp | ||
| Time | text | ||
| Wind Direction (degTN) | numeric | ||
| Wind Speed (m/s) | numeric | ||
| Wind Sigma Theta (deg) | numeric | ||
| Wind Speed Std Dev (m/s) | numeric | ||
| Air Temperature (degC) | numeric | ||
| Relative Humidity (%) | numeric | ||
| Rainfall (mm) | numeric | ||
| Barometric Pressure (hPa) | text | ||
| Sulfur Dioxide (ppm) | numeric |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 23 May 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 23 May 2025 |
| Created | 22 April 2016 |
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| Task created | 2025-04-02 04:13:10.424002 |
| Validation status | success |
| Validation timestamp | 6 years ago |
Link checked: 8 March 2022