GribStream

BARRA-R2 Reanalysis

GribStream Code: barrar2

BARRA-R2 air temperature across Australia on 20 January 2026 at 04 UTC
Air temperature at 1.5 m, valid 20 January 2026 at 04:00 UTC. This Australian view shows native BARRA-R2 cells without smoothing; it is not a full-domain coverage diagram. Image values are in ยฐC; API values remain K. Source: Bureau of Meteorology, BARRA2, CC BY 4.0. This plot was generated from the barrar2 dataset.

Australian weather in historical context

The deterministic regional reanalysis reconstructs weather over Australia and surrounding regions at approximately 12 km. BARRA-R2 is part of the Bureau of Meteorology's BARRA2 family, which uses ERA5 boundary conditions to add regional modelling detail. Reanalysis combines observations and physical modelling; values at a grid cell are estimates, not measurements from a weather station.

What you can query

The initial GribStream release includes 28 hourly fields, from January 1992 through January 2026. The selection covers screen and surface temperature, humidity, surface and turbine-height wind, gusts, pressure, precipitation, solar and longwave radiation, cloud, evaporation, CAPE and CIN. Missing source values remain missing.

These are historical hourly conditions with zero forecast lead time. BARRA2 is not a live forecast; newly released historical data can lag the present substantially. Instantaneous fields use whole-hour timestamps; one-hour means and extrema use the source interval midpoint at half past the hour. The inventory distinguishes these with selectors such as 1h_mean, 1h_minimum and 1h_maximum. Precipitation is a rate, and direct solar radiation is on a horizontal surface, not direct normal irradiance. Other fields, output frequencies and BARRA-RE2 are outside this initial inventory.

We plan to expand to all C2/R2 parameters and the full available history back to 1979 soon. Contact us for more information or a specific coverage need.

Questions this record can help answer

Compare past hot and cold periods, relate weather to energy demand, investigate wind and solar resources, or place rainfall events in historical context. Check the reconstruction against observations at the locations relevant to your analysis. Finer grid spacing alone does not guarantee greater accuracy.

Scientific limitations and attribution

Consult the provider's known issues, including effects near domain boundaries. Model and observational biases matter when interpreting local extremes. Attribute the Australian Bureau of Meteorology under CC BY 4.0 and retain the source product/version in your analysis.

Compare the companion BARRA2 product or the global ERA5 reanalysis. The parameter inventory below defines the fields currently exposed by this dataset.

  • Archive begins: 1992-01-01

    • Parameters

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    air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level โ€“Sea Level Pressure (Pa)
    1 variant

    Sea Level Pressure (Pa).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    mean sea level 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"air_pressure_at_mean_sea_level","level":"mean sea level","info":""}
    air_temperature โ€“Air temperature (K)
    4 variants

    Air temperature (K).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    1.5 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"air_temperature","level":"1.5 m above ground","info":""}
    1.5 m above ground 1h_maximum 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"air_temperature","level":"1.5 m above ground","info":"1h_maximum"}
    1.5 m above ground 1h_minimum 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"air_temperature","level":"1.5 m above ground","info":"1h_minimum"}
    100 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"air_temperature","level":"100 m above ground","info":""}
    atmosphere_convective_available_potential_energy_wrt_surface โ€“Convective Available Potential Energy (J kg-1)
    1 variant

    Convective Available Potential Energy (J kg-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"atmosphere_convective_available_potential_energy_wrt_surface","level":"surface","info":""}
    atmosphere_convective_inhibition_wrt_surface โ€“Convective Inhibition (J kg-1)
    1 variant

    Convective Inhibition (J kg-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"atmosphere_convective_inhibition_wrt_surface","level":"surface","info":""}
    cloud_area_fraction โ€“Total Cloud Cover Percentage (%)
    1 variant

    Total Cloud Cover Percentage (%).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    entire atmosphere 1h_mean 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"cloud_area_fraction","level":"entire atmosphere","info":"1h_mean"}
    eastward_wind โ€“Eastward wind (m s-1)
    4 variants

    Eastward wind (m s-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    10 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"eastward_wind","level":"10 m above ground","info":""}
    100 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"eastward_wind","level":"100 m above ground","info":""}
    150 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"eastward_wind","level":"150 m above ground","info":""}
    200 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"eastward_wind","level":"200 m above ground","info":""}
    northward_wind โ€“Northward wind (m s-1)
    4 variants

    Northward wind (m s-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    10 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"northward_wind","level":"10 m above ground","info":""}
    100 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"northward_wind","level":"100 m above ground","info":""}
    150 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"northward_wind","level":"150 m above ground","info":""}
    200 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"northward_wind","level":"200 m above ground","info":""}
    precipitation_flux โ€“Precipitation (kg m-2 s-1)
    1 variant

    Precipitation (kg m-2 s-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 1h_mean 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"precipitation_flux","level":"surface","info":"1h_mean"}
    relative_humidity โ€“Near-Surface Relative Humidity (%)
    1 variant

    Near-Surface Relative Humidity (%).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    1.5 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"relative_humidity","level":"1.5 m above ground","info":""}
    snowfall_flux โ€“Snowfall Flux (kg m-2 s-1)
    1 variant

    Snowfall Flux (kg m-2 s-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 1h_mean 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"snowfall_flux","level":"surface","info":"1h_mean"}
    specific_humidity โ€“Near-Surface Specific Humidity (1)
    1 variant

    Near-Surface Specific Humidity (1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    1.5 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"specific_humidity","level":"1.5 m above ground","info":""}
    surface_air_pressure โ€“Surface Air Pressure (Pa)
    1 variant

    Surface Air Pressure (Pa).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"surface_air_pressure","level":"surface","info":""}
    surface_direct_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air โ€“Surface Direct Downwelling Shortwave Radiation (W m-2)
    1 variant

    Surface Direct Downwelling Shortwave Radiation (W m-2).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 1h_mean 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"surface_direct_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air","level":"surface","info":"1h_mean"}
    surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air โ€“Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation (W m-2)
    1 variant

    Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation (W m-2).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 1h_mean 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air","level":"surface","info":"1h_mean"}
    surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air โ€“Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation (W m-2)
    1 variant

    Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation (W m-2).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 1h_mean 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air","level":"surface","info":"1h_mean"}
    surface_temperature โ€“Surface Temperature (K)
    1 variant

    Surface Temperature (K).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"surface_temperature","level":"surface","info":""}
    water_evapotranspiration_flux โ€“Evaporation Including Sublimation and Transpiration (kg m-2 s-1)
    1 variant

    Evaporation Including Sublimation and Transpiration (kg m-2 s-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    surface 1h_mean 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"water_evapotranspiration_flux","level":"surface","info":"1h_mean"}
    wind_speed โ€“Near-Surface Wind Speed (m s-1)
    1 variant

    Near-Surface Wind Speed (m s-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    10 m above ground 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"wind_speed","level":"10 m above ground","info":""}
    wind_speed_of_gust โ€“Hourly Maximum Near-Surface Wind Speed of Gust (m s-1)
    1 variant

    Hourly Maximum Near-Surface Wind Speed of Gust (m s-1).

    Level Info Horizon Introduced Selector
    10 m above ground 1h_maximum 0h 1992-01-01
    {"name":"wind_speed_of_gust","level":"10 m above ground","info":"1h_maximum"}

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