Articles | Volume 19, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-10849-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-10849-2026
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

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Benestad, R.: Sample data for a simple weather generator that converts statistical information from downscaled global climate models to 24-hr precipitation input for hydrological models, figshare [data set], https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.31869940, 2026a. a, b
Benestad, R.: Supporting material for A simple weather generator that converts statistical information from downscaled global climate models to 24-hr precipitation input for hydrological models, figshare [data set], https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.33204858, 2026b. a, b, c, d
Benestad, R. and Mezghani, A.: esd for Windows, Mac \& Linux, figshare [code], https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.1160493.V18, 2026. a
Benestad, R. E.: A new global set of downscaled temperature scenarios, J. Climate, 24, 2080–2098, https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JCLI3687.1, 2011. a
Benestad, R. E.: A Norwegian Approach to Downscaling, arXiv [preprint], https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.02856, 2025. a
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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.
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