Automatic weather stations have been deployed by AIMS since 1980. One station is deployed in Western Australia, but all others have been deployed on reefs within the Great Barrier Reef or on islands or the mainland adjacent to the reef. The following is a list of the weather stations which have been deployed by AIMS and the period of time for which data may be available. Records may not be continuous for the time spans given.
Historical Data:
Rib Reef: Start: 29/2/1980: End: 3/12/1985
Coral Creek (Hinchinbrook Island): Start 16/10/1980: End 30/7/1985
Cape Ferguson: Start 1/11/1983: End 30/5/1985
John Brewer Reef: Start 31/7/1987: End 30/5/1988
Coconut Island: Start 30/9/1988: End 5/11/1991 (Data not yet located)
Cape Cleveland: Start 2/6/1993: End 30/9/1996
Daintree River: Start 12/2/97: End 31/5/98
Currently Active Stations:
Queensland:
Cape Bowling Green: Start: 9/7/1983
Myrmidon Reef: Start 2/11/1987
Hardy Reef: Start 14/6/1989
Agincourt Reef: Start 1/11/1989
Davies Reef: Start 18/10/1991
Halftide Rock: 26/7/2000
Orpheus Island: Start 20/12/2002
Cleveland Bay: Start 3/7/1990
Agincourt Reef: Start 1/11/1989
Raine Island: Start 08/08/2012
Western Australia:
Ningaloo Reef (Milyering): Start 12/2/1997
Weather stations may be equipped with sensors to measure some or all of the following parameters: sea temperature at a range of depths, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, solar radiation (PAR), wind direction, wind speed.