title: Hourly test reference weather data in the changing climate of Finland for building energy simulations.
abstract: Dynamic building energy simulations need hourly weather data as input. The same high temporal resolution is required for assessments of future heating and cooling energy demand. The data presented in this article concern current typical values and estimated future changes in outdoor air temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and global, diffuse and normal solar radiation components. Simulated annual and seasonal delivered energy consumptions for heating of spaces, heating of ventilation supply air and cooling of spaces in the current and future climatic conditions are also presented for an example house, with district heating and a mechanical space cooling system. We provide details on how the synthetic future weather files were created and utilised as input data for dynamic building energy simulations by the IDA Indoor Climate and Energy program and also for calculations of heating and cooling degree-day sums. The information supplied here is related to the research article titled "Energy demand for the heating and cooling of residential houses in Finland in a changing climate" [1].
authors.affiliation: Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Kirsti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jylhä
authors.affiliation: Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Kimmo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ruosteenoja
authors.affiliation: Aalto University School of Engineering, P.O. Box 14100, 00076 Aalto, Finland.
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jokisalo
authors.affiliation: Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Karoliina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pilli-Sihvola
authors.affiliation: Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia.
authors.forename: Targo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kalamees
authors.affiliation: Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mäkelä
authors.affiliation: Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Reijo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hyvönen
authors.affiliation: Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Achim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drebs