diff --git a/docs/tutorials/run-simulations/simulation_tasking.md b/docs/tutorials/run-simulations/simulation_tasking.md
index fd8e8ee..c3e9191 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/run-simulations/simulation_tasking.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/run-simulations/simulation_tasking.md
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ where:
 
 **Additional options**:
 
-- `--dataframe-key {KEY}`: specify which dataframe to download (default: `EnergyAndPeak`). other options may include `HourlyData` if hourly data was configured
+- `--dataframe-key {KEY}`: specify which dataframe to download (default: `EnergyAndPeak`). if hourly data was configured, each time series is a separate dataframe (e.g. `HourlyData.Zone_Mean_Air_Temperature`, `HourlyData.Zone_Air_Relative_Humidity`)
 - `--include-csv`: include CSV export in addition to parquet (CSV is automatically included for `EnergyAndPeak` dataframe)
 
 **Example with all options**:
diff --git a/src/globi/pipelines.py b/src/globi/pipelines.py
index 74d6cae..4839130 100644
--- a/src/globi/pipelines.py
+++ b/src/globi/pipelines.py
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ def post_geometry_callback(idf: IDF) -> IDF:
         hourly_df = hourly_df.set_index(old_ix, append=True)
 
         if spec.parent_experiment_spec.hourly_data_config.does_dataframe_output:
-            dfs["HourlyData"] = hourly_df
+            for meter_name in hourly_df.columns.get_level_values("Meter").unique():
+                variable_df = hourly_df.xs(meter_name, level="Meter", axis=1)
+                dataframe_key = f"HourlyData.{meter_name.replace(' ', '')}"
+                dfs[dataframe_key] = variable_df
         if spec.parent_experiment_spec.hourly_data_config.does_file_output:
             hourly_data_outpath = tempdir / "outputs_hourly_data.pq"
             hourly_df.to_parquet(hourly_data_outpath)