台灣全島面積之58%為森林所覆蓋,因而森林經營與林業政策為當前重要施政工作之一;而此等經營策略及方針之擬定均須要有足夠的氣象水文資料以為參考。林業試驗所目前維持有12座氣象觀測站,長期進行本省各地上游集水區水文氣象資料之蒐集。部分氣象站已保有30年以上之連續記錄,為林業經營與試驗研究之主要基本資料,可謂彌足珍貴。本報告分析統計林試所所屬各氣象站歷年記錄,表列各月分降雨量、平均氣溫(含最高溫度及最低溫度)、蒸發量、平均相對濕度、日照輻射量、絕對最大日雨量、絕對最高與最低溫度等氣候要項統計結果。希望此等資料能有助於掌握台灣各林區的氣候狀況,並為台灣林業經營與試驗研究的基本資料。
More than 58% of the total area of the island of Taiwan is covered by forests, so that forest management strategies and related policy making are not only fundamental but also important work for this country. The establishment of a meteorological and hydrologic database is essential for forestry research and watershed management. Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) maintains 12 meteorological stations at present; some stations have more than 30 years of continuous records and are considered to be very valuable information for forestry and biodiversity studies. The historical records of TFRI's meteorological stations are analyzed in this report for interpreting climatic conditions. The meteorological characteristics for each station of TFRI including rainfall amount, air temperature, relative humidity, evaporation amount, solar radiation, absolute daily rainfall, and air temperature records, etc. for each month were tabulated. Hopefully these statistics can provide basic information for forest management in Taiwan.