Daily precipitation observations from Barro Colorado Island

Precipitation records from Barro Colorado Island were collected initially by the Panama Canal Commission (now Panama Canal Authority) and then later by STRI as part of the Terrestrial Environmental Science Program. Data are collected daily in manual rain gauges (SITE='CLARO *') and electronically at 5-minute intervals by tipping buckets at the 'Clearing' meteorological station AND Conrad gauging stations (SITE='CONRAD', 'CLARO') . The island receives an average of 2623 mm of rain per year. The meteorological year is divided into two parts: a pronounced dry season (approximately from mid-December to the end of April), and a wet season (May to mid-December). On average, only 285 mm of rain falls during the dry season.