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Climate data from CH2018 scenarios

Package version
DescriptionClimate data from CH2018 scenarios: temperature, heating and cooling degree days for 1981-2099
Last changesNot documented
Geographical scopeSwitzerland
Geographical resolutionCountry
Temporal scope and resolution1981-2099 (Yearly resolution)
DownloadData package (zip)
cross-climate-data-ch-2018-2020-02-03.zip(37 kB)

Individual data files
temperature_weather.csv (33 kB)
temperature_climate.csv (22 kB)
HDD.csv (13 kB)
CDD.csv (11 kB)
Meta dataREADME.md
datapackage.json
SourcesM. Berger, J. Worlitschek, The link between climate and thermal energy demand on national level: A case study on Switzerland, Energy and buildings, 202: 294-301, 109372.
M. Berger, J. Worlitschek, A novel approach for estimating residential space heating demand, Energy, 159: 294-301, 2018.
CH2018 – CH2018 – Climate Scenarios for Switzerland, Technical Report, National Centre for Climate Services, Zurich
Data licensesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
ContactMatthias Berger, HSLU
Institution/ProjectJASM
Cite asBerger, M.(2020). Climate data from CH2018 scenarios. CROSS. https://sweet-cross.ch/data/climate-data-ch-2018/2020-02-03/


Field documentation
Annual mean temperature, weather, mean value for Switzerland, Population-weighted (temperature weather.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
yearnumberYear 1981-2099
RCP2.6_minnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP2.6 scenario: Min value
RCP2.6_1stquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP2.6 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP2.6_mediannumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP2.6 scenario: Median
RCP2.6_3rdquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP2.6 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP2.6_maxnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP2.6 scenario: Max value
RCP4.5_minnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP4.5 scenario: Min value
RCP4.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP4.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP4.5_mediannumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP4.5 scenario: Median
RCP4.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP4.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP4.5_maxnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP4.5 scenario: Max value
RCP8.5_minnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP8.5 scenario: Min value
RCP8.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP8.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP8.5_mediannumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP8.5 scenario: Median
RCP8.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP8.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP8.5_maxnumberAnnual mean temperature (weather) in RCP8.5 scenario: Max value
Annual mean temperature, climate, mean value for Switzerland, Population-weighted (temperature climate.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
yearnumberYear 1981-2099
RCP2.6_minnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP2.6 scenario: Min value
RCP2.6_1stquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP2.6 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP2.6_mediannumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP2.6 scenario: Median
RCP2.6_3rdquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP2.6 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP2.6_maxnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP2.6 scenario: Max value
RCP4.5_minnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP4.5 scenario: Min value
RCP4.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP4.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP4.5_mediannumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP4.5 scenario: Median
RCP4.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP4.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP4.5_maxnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP4.5 scenario: Max value
RCP8.5_minnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP8.5 scenario: Min value
RCP8.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP8.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP8.5_mediannumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP8.5 scenario: Median
RCP8.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP8.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP8.5_maxnumberAnnual mean temperature (climate) in RCP8.5 scenario: Max value
Annual heating degree days mean value for Switzerland, Population-weighted (HDD.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
yearnumberYear 1981-2099
RCP2.6_minnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: Min value
RCP2.6_1stquartilnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP2.6_mediannumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: Median
RCP2.6_3rdquartilnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP2.6_maxnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: Max value
RCP4.5_minnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: Min value
RCP4.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP4.5_mediannumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: Median
RCP4.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP4.5_maxnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: Max value
RCP8.5_minnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: Min value
RCP8.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP8.5_mediannumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: Median
RCP8.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP8.5_maxnumberAnnual heating degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: Max value
Annual cooling degree days mean value for Switzerland, Population-weighted (CDD.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
yearnumberYear 1981-2099
RCP2.6_minnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: Min value
RCP2.6_1stquartilnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP2.6_mediannumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: Median
RCP2.6_3rdquartilnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP2.6_maxnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP2.6 scenario: Max value
RCP4.5_minnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: Min value
RCP4.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP4.5_mediannumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: Median
RCP4.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP4.5_maxnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP4.5 scenario: Max value
RCP8.5_minnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: Min value
RCP8.5_1stquartilnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: 1st quartile value
RCP8.5_mediannumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: Median
RCP8.5_3rdquartilnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: 3rd quartile value
RCP8.5_maxnumberAnnual cooling degree days in RCP8.5 scenario: Max value