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Clustering and Forecasting Maximum Temperature of Australia


Paper Type 
Contributed Paper
Title 
Clustering and Forecasting Maximum Temperature of Australia
Author 
Wandee Wanishsakpong*[a], Khairil Anwar Notodiputro [b] and Nittaya McNeil [c]
Email 
w.wandee43@gmail.com; khairilnotodiputro@gmail.com
Abstract:
The objectives of this paper were to investigate the trend and patterns of maximum temperature data in Australia as well as to forecast maximum temperature during the period of 2013-2015.  Data obtained from the Australia Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) involved maximum monthly temperature from 85 of 700 stations during the period of 1970 to 2012. These 85 stations were randomly chosen in the same way as was previously done by Australia’s Reference Climate Station Network, which took into account some stations had incomplete records due to weather phenomena and changing reporting requirements. Moreover, these 85 stations were spread approximately evenly over Australia and had more complete data than other stations during this period. Missing values in the data were estimated using a regression model accounting for information from the nearest stations as well as the time periods. The dimensions of the dataset, i.e. number of stations and time periods were of considerable magnitude, hence factor analysis was utilized to reduce the dimensions of the dataset.  
The resulting factor loadings were used as the input for cluster analysis based on complete linkage methods using Euclidian distances. Cluster analysis produced four clusters of stations. For each cluster, a quartic trend model with 3nd order time lag was fitted. It was demonstrated in this paper that the forecasted maximum monthly temperature during the period of 2013-2015 was decreasing. This model is most effective in forecasting maximum temperatures over relatively short multiple-year periods. Future research should focus techniques for more effectively modeling longer-term time periods.
Start & End Page 
904 - 914
Received Date 
2015-04-08
Revised Date 
Accepted Date 
2015-08-20
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Keyword 
Australia, cluster analysis, factor analysis, linear regression model, time-lags, autocorrelation function
Volume 
Vol.43 No.4 (JULY 2016)
DOI 
Citation 
Wanishsakpong W., Notodiputro K.A. and Mcneil N., Clustering and Forecasting Maximum Temperature of Australia, Chiang Mai J. Sci., 2016; 43(4): 904-914.
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