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METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, JAMAICA
“Powering into the Future”
� “all climate activities, including research and applications, are primarily based on observations of the state of the atmosphere or weather”
� “Renewable energy production must deal with demand changes and significant supply-side variability, particularly shortages in rainfall for hydroelectricity, lack of wind for wind farms and cloudiness for solar energy installations.”
WMO- 2012
WMO- No. 100
1. INSTRUMENTATION
2. DATA
3. ANALYSIS
4. PRODUCTS & SERVICES
(Observations)
Monymusk
Hounslow
Appleton
Manley
Smithfield
Discovery Bay
CASE Mason River
Bernard Lodge
Duckenfield
Guys Hill Frome Shettlewood
Montpelier Hampshire
Sam Motta Bodles
Ebony Pk.
Worthy Pk. Tulloch
HWT
Orange River
Sangster
Locations of Climate Stations
INSTRUMENTATION 1.
Locations of Standard Gauges INSTRUMENTATION 1.
WORTHY PARK CLIMO STATION
TROUT HALL RAINFALL LOGGER
DUCKENFIELD CLIMO STATION
INSTRUMENTATION
� A significant improvement in our data
collection network- last 5 years
� Recent accqusitions- most have been project based- and sector oriented.
1.
Most recent additions
� 10 Automatic Weather Stations courtesy of the European Union Banana Support Programme in six parishes.
� 2 tide gauges courtesy of the Government of China
INSTRUMENTATION 1.
MILLBANK
BERRYDALE
ST. MARY BANANA CRESENT
TIDE GAUGE AT PORT ANTONIO
TIDE GAUGE AT MOBAY
Fair Prospect
Happy Grove
CASE
Barton Isles
Bunkers Hill Montpelier
Orange River
Nutts River Belvedere
Johns Town
Woodford
Lionel Town
Manley
Folly
Ocho Rios
Mandeville
Negril Point
Coopers Hill
Morant Pt.
Sangster
AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION LOCATIONS
Spring Gdn
Crescent
Ebony Pk.
Worthy Pk.
Tulloch
Penlyne Millbank
Guys Hill
SMBE
Maldon
Berrydale
DATA � Archive of climate data going back to the
1900s
� Historical records of Climate of Jamaica � More recent daily records (1992- present)
� Currently developing climate database
◦ Database sponsored by the EUBSP
2.
ANALYSIS 3.
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
SUNSHINE
HOURS
MONTH
MONTHLY AVERAGE SUNSHINE HOURS
Bodles
Frome
Manley
Old Monymusk
Sangster
Shettlewood
Worthy Park
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Sunshine
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MONTHLY MAXIMUM SUNSHINE HOURS
Bodles
Frome
Manley
Old Monymusk
Sangster
Shettlewood
Worthy Park
ANALYSIS 3.
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RAINFALL
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MILLIMETRES
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Comparison of the three 30 year mean periods, along with the maximum and minimum rainfall for the period 1901-2000 for Darliston, Westmoreland
1901-1930
1931-1960
1961-1990
1901-2000
MAX
MIN
ANALYSIS 3.
Drought Conditions- December 2011 to January 2012
� Further Upgrading of the network is projected
� Further development of the Database
� Accquisition of 20 new Automatic stations
◦ CCADRR project
FUTURE INSTRUMENTATION 4.
Crescent
Manley
Sangster
Ocho Rios
Fair Prospect
Mandeville
Negril Point
Barton Isles
Coopers Hill
Ebony Pk.
Worthy Pk.
Bunkers Hill
Montpelier
Tulloch
Orange River
Nutts River
Belvedere
Johns Town
Woodford
Morant Pt.
Happy Grove Penlyne
CASE
Millbank
Spring Gdn Berrydale
Guys Hill
SMBE Folly
Lionel Town
Maldon
FUTURE INSTRUMENTATION 4.
Allsides
Mason River
Monymusk
Bernard Lodge Bodles
Frome
Discovery Bay
Duckenfiled
Appleton
Crawford
Moneague
Hampshire Smithfield
Malvern Grove Place
Mona Serge Island
Bamboo Orange Valley
Shettlewood
PRODUCTS � More specialized products
◦ Flood analysis (drought indices?)- products that provides the probability of observed precipitation amounts.
◦ Degree days- for fruit growers/farmers, hotel sector
� Climate prediction products- in collaboration with our partners
� Greater access to derived analyses- fewer data being given out
3.
How can we help, and how can you help?........PARTNERSHIPS….
� European Union Banana Support Project � Climate Studies Group- UWI Mona � NEPA � Coconut Industry Board � CEAC Solutions � Ministry of Agriculture ◦ RADA
