climatekit: Unified Climate Indices for Temperature, Precipitation, and Drought in R
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Abstract
Computes standard climate indicators from daily weather data: hot days, cold snaps, droughts, wet spells, growing seasons, and human-comfort measures like wind chill and heat index. Thirty indicators share one simple interface and return tidy tables.
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Recommended citation: Coverdale, C. (2026). climatekit: Unified Climate Indices for Temperature, Precipitation, and Drought in R. Working paper.
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