Abstract

This dataset contains images from in-situ (sub-)daily meteorological datasheets housed in the KNMI archive from the late 19th and early 20th century. The images are made following the WMO Guidelines on Best Practices for Data Rescue (WMO No. 1182, edition 2024). Images contain data from Suriname (Nickerie, Fort Nieuw Amsterdam) and the islands of St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Curacao and Bonaire in the Caribbean. The files are sorted by location and year. Measurements contain, among others, temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, cloud cover and precipitation.

Per location images are available for the following years:

  • Bonaire: 1920, 1927-1941
  • Curacao: 1909-1946
  • Suriname (New Nickerie): 1896-1903, 1922-1962
  • Suriname (Fort New Amsterdam): 1896, 1900-1903
  • St. Eustatius: 1909-1940, 1944-1946
  • St. Maarten: 1920-1946

Data quality notice

The locations do not have images for the full time range. Per location the following images are available: Bonaire: 1920, 1927-1941, Curacao: 1909-1946, Suriname (New Nickerie): 1896-1903, 1922-1962, Suriname (Fort New Amsterdam): 1896, 1900-1903, St. Eustatius: 1909-1940, 1944-1946, St. Maarten: 1920-1946


Metadata

Dataset name images_historical_meteorological_datasheets_caribbean
Dataset version 1.0
Status completed
Update frequency notPlanned
File formats RAW
Spatial representation type vector
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
North bound latitude 19.0
East bound longitude -55.0
South bound latitude 5.0
West bound longitude -70.0
Dataset edition v1
Dataset manager Marlies van der Schee
Maintainer KNMI Data Services
Publication date 2025-04-09
Reference system identifier EPSG4326
Dataset start time 1896-01-01
Dataset end time 1962-10-31
Identifier urn:xkdc:ds:nl.knmi::images_historical_meteorological_datasheets_caribbean/1.0/
Lineage statement Images of the following original observations with inventory book numbers from the KNMI Archives (example A-1XX): Termijn-tabellen Bonaire 1920, 1927-1941, A-188 (typed text). Termijn-tabellen Suriname, Fort Nieuw Amsterdam 1896, 1900-1903, Curaçao 1909-1946, A-189. Termijn-tabellen Suriname, Nieuw Nickerie 1896-1903, 1922-1962, A-191. Termijn-tabellen St. Eustatius 1909-1940, 1944-1946, A-194. Termijn-tabellen St. Maarten 1920-1946, A-195.
Purpose 1) Digitizing and opening of data archive - making data available until the original source 2) Test set for development of AI/ML methods for meteorological data rescue
Use limitation No use limitations
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