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HadUKP Data

This version of the text files have been superseded by the reformatted files on the HadUKP Data Download page.
These files will no longer be updated after April 2022.

Region	Daily totals	Monthly totals	Seasonal totals	Ranked Monthly	Ranked Seasonal
England & Wales	EWP	EWP	EWP	EWP	EWP
South East England	SEEP	SEEP	SEEP	SEEP	SEEP
South West England & Wales	SWEP	SWEP	SWEP	SWEP	SWEP
Central England	CEP	CEP	CEP	CEP	CEP
North West England & Wales	NWEP	NWEP	NWEP	NWEP	NWEP
North East England	NEEP	NEEP	NEEP	NEEP	NEEP
Scotland	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
South Scotland	SSP	SSP	SSP	SSP	SSP
North Scotland	NSP	NSP	NSP	NSP	NSP
East Scotland	ESP	ESP	ESP	ESP	ESP
Northern Ireland	NIP	NIP	NIP	NIP	NIP

A new homogenised set of UKP rainfall series has also been produced, derived using Met Office gridded data techniques. These are laid out as text files in a similar format to the data-sets linked in the table above. Downloads and further details, including the reference to a peer-reviewed paper, are available on this alternative web page.

References

Alexander, L.V. and Jones, P.D. (2001) Updated precipitation series for the U.K. and discussion of recent extremes. Atmospheric Science Letters doi:10.1006/asle.2001.0025.
Jones, P. D. and D. Conway (1997) Precipitation in the British Isles: an analysis of area-average data updated to 1995, Int J Climatol, 17, 427-438.
Gregory J. M., P. D. Jones and T. M. L. Wigley (1991) Precipitation in Britain: an analysis of area-average data updated to 1989, Int J Climatol, 11, 331-345.
Wigley, T. M. L. and P. D. Jones (1987) England and Wales precipitation: a discussion of recent changes in variability and an update to 1985, J Climatol, 7, 231-246.
Wigley, T. M. L., J. M. Lough and P. D. Jones (1984) Spatial patterns of precipitation in England and Wales and a revised homogeneous England and Wales precipitation series, J Climatol, 4, 1-25.

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