toronto-beaches-observations
Dataset description:
Observations made daily by city staff on Toronto's beaches. Where appropriate, instrumentation such as thermometer or turbidity meters is used to obtain this data. Other observations such...
Source: Toronto Beaches Observations
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
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| dataCollectionDate | date | Date observations were collected |
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| beachName | text | Name of beach where observations were collected |
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| windSpeed | int4 | Wind speed measured in km/h |
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| windDirection | text | Wind directions - East, North-East, North, North-West, West, South-West, South, South-East |
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| airTemp | int4 | Air temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| rain | text | Presence of rain - Yes, No |
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| rainAmount | int4 | Amount of rainfall in mm in the last 24 hours |
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| waterTemp | float8 | Water temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| waterFowl | int4 | Count of water fowl seen |
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| waveAction | text | Observations on wave action - high, low, moderate, none |
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| waterClarity | text | Visual state of water's clarity - free form text |
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| turbidity | float8 | Turbidity of water measured in Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTUs) |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | 30 June 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | 8 September 2025 |
| Created | 30 June 2025 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | License not specified |
| Datastore active | True |
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| Datastore cache last update | 2 months ago |
| Extract job | Airflow - files_to_datastore.py - toronto-beaches-observations |
| Has views | True |
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| Is preview | True |
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| Position | 0 |
| State | active |
| Url type | datastore |
| Extract Job | Airflow - files_to_datastore.py - toronto-beaches-observations |
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