A simple weather generator that converts statistical information from downscaled global climate models to sequences of daily precipitation and temperature

Benestad, Rasmus E.

doi:10.5194/gmd-19-10849-2026

Articles | Volume 19, issue 21

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-10849-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-10849-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 21

Development and technical paper

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13 Nov 2026

Development and technical paper |

| 13 Nov 2026

A simple weather generator that converts statistical information from downscaled global climate models to sequences of daily precipitation and temperature

Rasmus E. Benestad

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-10849-2026-supplement

Data sets

Supporting material for {A} simple weather generator that converts statistical information from downscaled global climate models to 24-hr precipitation input for hydrological models Rasmus E. Benestad https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.33204858

Sample data for a simple weather generator that converts statistical information from downscaled global climate models to 24-hr precipitation input for hydrological models R. Benestad https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.31869940

Model code and software

esd for Windows, Mac \& Linux R. Benestad and A. Mezghani https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.1160493.V18

Short summary

The paper presents two weather generators, one that generates sequences of daily precipitation based on two key statistical parameters and another that generates sequences of daily temperature based on the mean and standard deviation. They enable the use of downscaled projections of precipitation and temperature statistics for impact studies, such as hydrological modelling.