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Region 8: Middle East & Africa

v4.01
Release Sheet
Region 8 Simulation Weather Data v4.01 replaces v4.00

DATA DESCRIPTION
This internet download file contains hourly simulation weather data for 30 cities in the Middle East and Africa.
Hourly simulation weather data is used by Carrier programs for energy simulations and equipment performance
calculations. Currently the data is used by the Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) v4 and Chiller System Optimizer v2.
City files included in this download are shown below. Please refer to the key below the table for information about
which files are suitable for use with HAP and/or Chiller System Optimizer.
Bahrain Jordan Oman Tunisia
Manama (Avg) Amman (Avg) Muscat (Avg) Tunis (TRY)
Cameroon Kenya Pakistan Turkey
Douala (TRY) Nairobi (Avg) Karachi (Avg) Ankara (DbWbOnly)
Egypt Kuwait Saudi Arabia Istanbul (DbWbOnly)
Cairo (Avg) Kuwait City (Avg) Dhahran (Avg) United Arab Emirates
Cairo (DbWbOnly) Kuwait City (DbWbOnly) Jedda (Avg) Abu Dhabi (Avg)
Iran Lebanon Riyadh (Avg) Abu Dhabi (DbWbOnly)
Tehran (Avg) Beirut (Avg) Riyadh (DbWbOnly) Dubai (Avg)
Iraq Morocco South Africa
Baghdad (Avg) Marrakech (TRY) Capetown (Avg)
Ivory Coast Rabat (Avg) Durban (Avg)
Abidjan (Avg) Johannesburg (DbWbOnly)
Pretoria (Avg)
Key:
TRY = Typical Reference Year data – actual hourly data for temperature, humidity, solar. Suitable for use in both HAP and Chiller System Optimizer
Avg = Average day profiles for temperature, humidity, solar. Should only be used by HAP. Should not be used in Chiller System Optimizer
DbWbOnly = Typical Meteorological Year data but only for temperature and humidity. Can only be used by Chiller System Optimizer.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Use the following procedure to download and install the data:
• Download the file from the Internet site and save it in a folder on your hard disk. We recommend saving to the
\E20-II\WEATHER folder.
• Run Windows Explorer and double-click on the file you downloaded. This launches the self-extraction process.
In the extraction dialog specify the destination for the extracted data. We recommend extracting files to the
\E20-II\WEATHER folder on the drive where HAP or Chiller System Optimizer is installed. This is where the
programs will look for the data by default.
• After files have been extracted, the original download file can be erased.
• Simulation weather files are now ready to use with the software.
Note:
• This weather data requires approximately 2.1 MB of hard disk space.

SOFTWARE Carrier Software Systems

Syracuse, NY, USA
SYSTEMS 1-800-253-1794
NETWORK software.systems@carrier.utc.com