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Finding Nearby Gauges (Australia Only)

The 'Find Nearby Gauges' menu provide a link to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's (BoM) Weather Station Directory.

 

After selecting this menu item, a message box will appear listing the latitude and longitude of the centroid of the catchment, as shown below (take note of therse coordinates as you will need them on BoM web page):

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Once the BoM web page has opened, select the 'Coordinates' tab and enter the latitude and longitude as well as a search distance:

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Click the 'Next: Step 2. Select data type' button. This page will allow you to select which type of gauge you would like to obtain information for (e.g., rain, temperature, wind). Once you have made a selection, select the 'Next: Step 3. Request or download data' button. The resulting page will list all the gauges types located within or near to your catchment:

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From this page you can download or request data.