Bom Climate Classification
This node module provide api to get climate zone in Australia, as well as rainfall, temperature.
It basically provide same function as Climate classification maps
About climate classification maps
Installation
npm install bom-climateclass --save
Usage
const { getClimateclass } = require('bom-climateclass')
const params = {
type: 'koppenmajor',
lat: -42.373875,
lon: 146.231807
}
getClimateclass(params, function (err, data) {
console.log(data)
})
Return
Example return;
['Winter', 'winter(more than 800)']
Temperature/humidity zones
This method of classification identifies six key zones across Australia, based on a set of definitions relating to summer and winter conditions:
- Hot humid summer
- Warm humid summer
- Hot dry summer, mild winter
- Hot dry summer, cold winter
- Warm summer, cold winter
- Mild/warm summer, cold winter
Köppen
The six major classes are identified predominantly on native vegetation type, with the additional sub-groups taking into consideration seasonal distribution of temperature and precipitation:
- Equatorial
- Tropical
- Subtropical
- Desert
- Grassland
- Temperate
Seasonal rainfall
The seasonal rainfall maps use the differences between summer and winter rainfall across Australia to identify six major climate zones.
- Summer dominant
- Summer
- Uniform
- Winter
- Winter dominant
- Arid