Benchmarking urban heat: Individual air temperature measurements recorded across Penrith local government area during the summer of 2019-2020

Air temperature in complex urban terrain varies. A large proportion of this variation originates from differences in thermal characteristics of materials that together make up the terrain. While roads and buildings can lead to higher temperatures in urban landscapes, trees and other green urban infrastructure can provide cooling. Hence, depending on the type, make and proportion of urban infrastructure (e.g. grey, green, blue), air temperatures will vary.Three networks containing a total of 120 local heat loggers (LHL) were deployed in the Penrith local government area between 11 and 13 December 2019. Each LHL recorded near-surface air temperatures at 10 minute intervals until the beginning of April 2020. This generated a total of nearly 1.7 million raw measurements.This dataset provides measurement locations, physical address, geographic location, and species, height and canopy density of trees at each location. Note, locations are listed according to council area and suburb. Data are individual measurements of air temperature at 10-minute intervals for 113 locations. Mean, maximum and minimum measurements are also provided for each location.Data Note: Tair (°C) = air temperature measured in degrees Celsius. Data is provided in csv and xlsx formats.The associated research report includes detailed methodology, analysis of results, and the heat maps generated for each area, as well as conclusions and recommendations.

复杂城市地形中的气温存在显著波动。这类波动的主要来源，为构成城市地形的各类材料的热特性差异。道路与建筑会抬升城市区域的气温，而树木及其他绿色城市基础设施则可发挥降温作用。因此，城市基础设施的类型、材质与占比（例如灰色、绿色、蓝色基础设施）不同，会导致气温产生差异。

2019年12月11日至13日，研究团队在彭里斯（Penrith）地方政府辖区内布设了3套监测网络，总计部署120台本地热记录仪（Local Heat Logger, LHL）。每台本地热记录仪以10分钟为间隔记录近地表气温，直至2020年4月初，累计生成近170万条原始观测数据。

本数据集包含各监测点位的详细信息：具体物理地址、地理坐标，以及各点位周边树木的物种、高度与冠层密度。请注意，点位信息按照市政辖区与郊区进行分类罗列。数据包含113个监测点位的10分钟间隔气温原始观测值，同时提供各点位的气温均值、最大值与最小值。

数据说明：Tair (°C) 代表以摄氏度为单位的实测气温。数据集以CSV和XLSX格式提供。配套的研究报告包含详细的研究方法、结果分析、各区域生成的热图，以及研究结论与建议。