Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

12-2018

Abstract

Currently,the identification of decadal variability is limited by the lack of long-termmeteorological datasets; Singapore’s reliable contemporary network of automaticmeteorological stations (AWS) provides only about 30 years of rainfall data for thewhole island. In this study, rainfall data, sourced fromhistorical archives and recording monthly rainfall pre-dating the start ofofficial MacRitchie observations, are compiled from various locations acrossthe island. By making use of the contemporary AWS network, we evaluate thespatial relationship of rainfall between the historical sites and the currentMacRitchie site. This enables us to reconstruct historical rainfall atMacRitchie using the archive data, thereby building a single-location extendedrainfall record (though discontinuous) from 1839-present.

Keywords

Weather data, historic reconstruction, rainfall, Singapore

Discipline

Asian Studies | Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

Research Areas

Humanities

Publication

MSS Research Letters

Volume

1

Issue

2

First Page

3

Last Page

11

Publisher

Meteorological Services Singapore

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