Data dictionary

Maximum temperature: average maximum temperature during period of interest (annual or seasonal).

Minimum temperature: average minimum temperature during period of interest (annual or seasonal).

Mean temperature: average mean temperature during period of interest (annual or seasonal).

Precipitation: projection of average levels of precipitation.

Driving rain: projected change (%) in the driving rain metric.

Evapotranspiration: projected change (%) in evapotranspiration.

Frost days: number of days when minimum temperatures are <0°C.

Global shortwave radiation: daily mean global downward short-wave radiation.

Growing season length: length of the growing season defined as the number of days between the first occurrence of at least 6 consecutive days with a daily mean temperature > 5°C and the first occurrence of at least 6 consecutive days with a daily mean temperature < 5°C.

Growing season start: start of the growing season (number of days early).

Heating degree days: number of days where average temperature is below 15.5 °C (i.e.: a temperature below which heating is required).

Icing days: number of days when maximum temperatures are <0°C.

Night >15 degrees (summer nights): number of nights when minimum temperatures are >15°C.

No. of heatwaves: number of periods of more than 5 consecutive days with maximum temperature >25˚C.

R20mm (wet days): number of days with rainfall >20mm.

R30mm (very wet days): number of days with rainfall >30mm.

Relative humidity: daily mean relative humidity (%) at 2m elevation.

RR1 (no. of wet days): number of days with daily precipitation amount ≥1 mm.

Rx1 day:  maximum daily precipitation during the period of interest (annual or seasonal).

Rx5 day: five day maximum precipitation during the period of interest (annual or seasonal).

Snowfall: projection of snowfall.

Solar photovoltaic: projected change (%) in solar PV power.

Summer days: number of days with maximum temperature >25°C.

TNn: minimum value of daily minimum temperature (TN) during period of interest (annual or seasonal).

TNx: maximum value of daily minimum temperature during period of interest (annual or seasonal).

TXn: minimum value of daily maximum temperature (TX) during period of interest (annual or seasonal).

TXx: maximum value of daily maximum temperature (TX) during period of interest (annual or seasonal).

Wind energy: projected change (%) in wind energy resource at 120m elevation.

Wind speed: daily mean windspeed at 10m elevation.