UK National Climate Monitoring Products
Basic
description
UK average
Maximum
Temperature
Baseline
period
1961-1990 or
1971-2000
Length of
record
1910-2010
UK average
Minimum
Temperature
UK average
mean
temperature
UK average
total
precipitation
UK average
sunshine hours
1961-1990 or
1971-2000
1910-2010
1961-1990 or
1971-2000
1910-2010
1961-1990 or
1971-2000
1910-2010
1961-1990 or
1971-2000
1929-2010
UK average
rain days
>=1.0mm
UK average
days of air
frost
Monthly and
seasonal text
1961-1990 or
1971-2000
1961-2010
1961-1990 or
1971-2000
1961-2010
Software used
Form of product
GIS software?
Time series data in text format
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/2009/annual/averages.html . Maps
of monthly, seasonal and annual averages. Plots of monthly, seasonal and
annual time series. Actual values and anomalies. Data shown in time order,
or ranked from highest to lowest.
Time series data in text format. Maps of monthly, seasonal and annual
averages. Plots of monthly, seasonal and annual time series. Actual values
and anomalies. Data shown in time order, or ranked from highest to lowest.
Time series data in text format. Maps of monthly, seasonal and annual
averages. Plots of monthly, seasonal and annual time series. Actual values
and anomalies. Data shown in time order, or ranked from highest to lowest.
Time series data in text format. Maps of monthly, seasonal and annual
averages. Plots of monthly, seasonal and annual time series. Actual values
and anomalies. Data shown in time order, or ranked from highest to lowest.
Time series data in text format. Maps of monthly, seasonal and annual
averages. Plots of monthly, seasonal and annual time series. Actual values
and anomalies. Data shown in time order, or ranked from highest to lowest.
Time series data in text format. Maps of monthly seasonal and annual
averages. Plots of monthly, seasonal and annual time series. Actual values
and anomalies. Data shown in time order, or ranked from highest to lowest.
Time series data in text format. Maps of monthly, seasonal and annual
averages. Plots of monthly, seasonal and annual time series. Actual values
and anomalies. Data shown in time order, or ranked from highest to lowest.
Written summaries of the climate in each month and season. These include
information such as highest temperature recorded, lowest temperature
summaries
Station
exceedances
1959-present,
1961-present
UK extremes
Grass
minimum
temperature,
Days of
ground frost,
Rain >=
0.2mm, Rain
>=1mm, Rain
>=10mm.
Days of
1961-1990,
1971-2000
recorded, highest rainfall, strongest wind gust. Rankings of individual
months. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/
The number of stations in each month and year that exceed particular
thresholds. Number of stations each day recording maximum daily
temperatures greater than or equal to 28°C, 30°C, 32°C (from 1959).
Number of stations each day recording minimum daily temperatures greater
than or equal to 16°C, 18°C, 20°C (from 1959). Number of stations each
day recording maximum daily temperatures less than or equal to 0°C and 5°C (from 1959, excludes stations with an altitude >=500m). Number of
stations each day recording minimum daily temperatures less than or equal
to -10°C and -20°C (from 1959). Number of stations each day recording
snow depths greater than or equal to 10cm, 15cm, 20cm and 30cm
(excludes stations with an altitude >=250m, from 1959). Number of
stations each day recording rainfall greater than or equal to 50mm, 75mm
and 100mm (from 1961). Number of stations each day recording maximum
gust speeds greater than 50, 60, 70 and 80 Knots (excludes stations with an
altitude >=250m and four exposed offshore sites, from 1969).
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/extremes/ highest and lowest
temperatures recorded in the UK and other record events.
Monthly maps of anomalies.
thunder, Days
of snow lying
Methods
Basic methods are described here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/about/archives.html