Climate station data from three common garden plantations along a thermal gradient in the Colombian Andes, 2019-2025

To characterize environmental conditions across the experimental common gardens, an automated weather station was installed at each of the three study sites in October 2019. Each station was equipped with sensors measuring air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, direct and diffuse solar radiation, wind speed and direction, and atmospheric visibility. All sensors were connected to a Campbell Scientific CR1000X datalogger and programmed to record measurements at 10-minute intervals. HOBO U23 Pro v2 data loggers were installed to independently record air temperature, relative humidity, and dew point.

The stations were powered by a 12 V battery charged through a solar panel system, and data were routinely downloaded.

Quality control procedures included regular inspection of sensors, power supply systems, and data logging equipment, as well as periodic data downloads and validation checks to ensure data continuity and reliability. The resulting measurements are provided in two complementary datasets: (1) climate variables recorded by the Campbell Scientific weather stations and (2) air temperature, relative humidity, and dew point recorded by the HOBO data loggers.

Detailed descriptions of instrumentation, measured variables, data processing procedures, quality control protocols, and variable-level lineage are provided in the supporting documentation.