Guide to Preparing Rainfall Measurements for Water Balance Analysis by ArcGIS – Research, Development and Hydrology Division

A guide to calculating rainfall for water balance assessment using ArcGIS.

content

1. Preparing rainfall data.
Download rainfall data from the website and store it in the appropriate folder structure.

2. Converting rainfall data.
Converting data from ASCII files to Raster, from Raster to Vector (Polygon), and from Polygon to Point. (Province)

3. Creating an Excel table.
Importing the transformed data into Excel for further use in water balance calculations.

objective

1. To enable operators to prepare rainfall data in a format suitable for efficient water balance calculations.

2. To support water management planning during the dry and rainy seasons, especially in situations requiring urgent decision-making.

3. To provide a clear standard guideline for preparing information for relevant agencies and personnel.

		A guide to calculating rainfall for water balance assessment using ArcGIS.
		content 1. Preparing rainfall data. Download rainfall data from the website and store it in the appropriate folder structure. 2. Converting rainfall data. Converting data from ASCII files to Raster, from Raster to Vector (Polygon), and from Polygon to Point. (Province) 3. Creating an Excel table. Importing the transformed data into Excel for further use in water balance calculations.
		objective 1. To enable operators to prepare rainfall data in a format suitable for efficient water balance calculations. 2. To support water management planning during the dry and rainy seasons, especially in situations requiring urgent decision-making. 3. To provide a clear standard guideline for preparing information for relevant agencies and personnel.
		Download: Guide to calculating rainfall for water balance.

A guide to calculating rainfall for water balance assessment using ArcGIS.