Historic station data

To see a time series of monthly data, select a location from the list below, or use the map:

List of all the historic stations

Name	Location	Opened	Data
Aberporth	-4.57, 52.139	1941	View data
Armagh	-6.649, 54.352	1853	View data
Ballypatrick Forest	-6.153, 55.181	1961	View data
Bradford	-1.772, 53.813	1908	View data
Braemar No 2	-3.396, 57.011	1959	View data
Camborne	-5.327, 50.218	1978	View data
Cambridge Niab	0.102, 52.245	1959	View data
Cardiff Bute Park	-3.187, 51.488	1977	View data
Chivenor	-4.147, 51.089	1951	View data
Cwmystwyth	-3.802, 52.358	1959	View data
Dunstaffnage	-5.439, 56.451	1971	View data
Durham	-1.585, 54.768	1880	View data
Eastbourne	0.285, 50.759	1959	View data
Eskdalemuir	-3.205, 55.312	1911	View data
Heathrow	-0.449, 51.479	1948	View data
Hurn	-1.835, 50.779	1957	View data
Lerwick	-1.183, 60.139	1931	View data
Leuchars	-2.861, 56.377	1957	View data
Lowestoft Monckton Avenue	1.727, 52.483	1914	View data
Manston	1.337, 51.346	1934	View data
Nairn Druim	-3.821, 57.593	1931	View data
Newton Rigg	-2.786, 54.67	1959	View data
Oxford	-1.262, 51.761	1853	View data
Paisley	-4.43, 55.846	1959	View data
Ringway	-2.279, 53.356	1946	View data
Ross-on-wye	-2.584, 51.911	1931	View data
Shawbury	-2.663, 52.794	1946	View data
Sheffield	-1.49, 53.381	1883	View data
Southampton Mayflower Park	-1.408, 50.898	1855	View data
Stornoway Airport	-6.318, 58.214	1873	View data
Sutton Bonington	-1.25, 52.836	1959	View data
Tiree	-6.88, 56.5	1928	View data
Valley	-4.535, 53.252	1931	View data
Waddington	-0.522, 53.175	1947	View data
Whitby	-0.624, 54.481	1961	View data
Wick Airport	-3.088, 58.454	1914	View data
Yeovilton	-2.641, 51.006	1964	View data

UK historic climate stations map

Climate data for historic stations

Monthly data are available for a selection of long-running historic stations. The series typically range from 50 to more than 100 years in length.

Our historic station data consists of:

Mean daily maximum temperature (tmax)
Mean daily minimum temperature (tmin)
Days of air frost (af)
Total rainfall (rain)
Total sunshine duration (sun)

Monthly mean temperature

The monthly mean temperature is calculated from the average of the mean daily maximum and mean daily minimum temperature i.e. (tmax+tmin)/2.

Missing data

Missing data (more than two days missing in a month) have been indicated by "---". Estimated data (where available) have been indicated by "*" after the value.

Sunshine data

Sunshine data using a Kipp and Zonen sensor have been indicated by a "#" after the value. All other sunshine data have been recorded using a Campbell-Stokes recorder.

Update frequency

Station data files are updated on a rolling monthly basis. Data are indicated as provisional until the full network quality control has been carried out. After this, data are final.

No allowances have been made for small site changes and developments in instrumentation. Data and statistics for other stations, and associated charges, can be obtained by contacting our Customer Centre.