Dataset
Operation Weather Rescue: scanned copies of meteorological observation registers and tabulated records from the Kirkcaldy manuscript archives, 1819-1841
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2026-05-16
DOI Publication Date: 2026-05-20
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 243 Files | 617MB
Abstract
This dataset contains scanned copies of the meteorological record from the Kirkcaldy manuscript archives, 1st January 1819 to 3rd April 1841. The record contains temperature and pressure readings taken at various times of the day.
Scanned by National Records of Scotland
National Records of Scotland reference MET1/4/32
The imaging of the volumes was funded by the National Centre for Atmospheric Sciences and effort supported through the GLoSAT project.
Citable as: Hawkins, E.; Burt, S. (2026): Operation Weather Rescue: scanned copies of meteorological observation registers and tabulated records from the Kirkcaldy manuscript archives, 1819-1841. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 20 May 2026. doi:10.5285/daefeb0ff91145f9ad36678e82a68cd0. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/daefeb0ff91145f9ad36678e82a68cd0
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Reports, Weather, Meteorology
Details
| Previous Info: |
No news update for this record
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No related previous identifiers.
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| Access rules: |
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
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 were digitised as part of the Operation Weather Rescue project and sent to the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for archiving. |
| Data Quality: |
Data are as given by the data provider, no quality control has been performed by the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)
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| File Format: |
JPEG
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Related Documents
| Operation Weather Rescue website |
Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Station Observer | Deployed on: Kilkcaldy meteorological station |
| Thermometer | Deployed on: Kilkcaldy meteorological station |
| Barometer | Deployed on: Kilkcaldy meteorological station |
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Air Temperature
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- gcmd_keyword: Air Temperature
- names: Air Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
- long_name: Pressure
- names: Pressure
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1819-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
1841-04-03T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
56.1100° |
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-3.1600° |
-3.1600° |
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56.1100° |
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