Dataset
Crowd-Grid Gridded Climate Observations on a 1km grid over the UK (2013-2024, v1.0, prototype)
Abstract
The Crowd-Grid dataset comprises daily maximum/minimum temperature grids spanning the period 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2024 at 1km resolution for the UK. Crowd-Grid uses crowdsourced observations from WOW (the UK Met Office Weather Observation Website) and other sources to give a more detailed view of the temperatures people experience, including in built-up areas.
This dataset differs from and complements the "standard" gridded dataset, HadUK-Grid, the Met Office’s official climate record. HadUK-Grid uses the Met Office's network of calibrated instruments to give the UK's official record of temperature and is typically representative of grassy fields and parks. Crowd-Grid adds crowdsourced observations to give a more detailed view of the temperatures people experience, including in built-up areas.
For further details on the dataset and its interpretation, refer to the provided README (doi:10.5281/zenodo.17787357).
Details
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data provided by the UK Met Office for archiving in the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) archives. |
| Data Quality: |
This is a prototype. The information in this product is high-quality and has been subject to a rigorous quality assurance process. However, the form of the product and how it is published are subject to change.
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| File Format: |
Data are NetCDF formatted
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Process overview
| Title | Crowd-Grid gridded climate observations methodology |
| Abstract | The gridded dataset uses observations from the Met Office's Weather Observation Website (WOW) and other sources, in addition to observations from official Met Office stations, to give a more detailed view of the temperatures people experience, including in built-up areas. Regression and inverse-distance weighted interpolation are used to generate values on a regular 1km grid from the irregularly spaced observations, taking into account factors such as latitude and longitude, altitude, coastal influence, and urban land use. The methods used are an adaptation of the foundational methods described in Hollis et al. (2019) doi:10.1002/gdj3.78. For details on the modifications, refer to Mitchell & Fry (2024) doi:10.1002/joc.8390. An accompanying README describes the sources, processing, interpretation, and guidance for proper use of the grids (doi:10.5281/zenodo.17787357) |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
- standard_name: air_temperature
- units: degC
- long_name: Daily maximum air temperature
- var_id: daily_maxtemp
- standard_name: air_temperature
- units: degC
- long_name: Daily minimum air temperature
- var_id: daily_mintemp
- units: m
- standard_name: projection_x_coordinate
- var_id: projection_x_coordinate
- var_id: projection_x_coordinate_bnds
- units: m
- standard_name: projection_y_coordinate
- var_id: projection_y_coordinate
- var_id: projection_y_coordinate_bnds
- var_id: time_bnds
- var_id: transverse_mercator
Co-ordinate Variables
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
- units: hours
Temporal Range
2013-01-01T00:00:00
2024-12-31T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
60.8600° |
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-12.6100° |
4.5900° |
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48.8300° |