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	-4.56999, 52.13914	1941	View data
Armagh	-6.64866, 54.35234	1853	View data
Ballypatrick Forest	-6.15336, 55.18062	1961	View data
Bradford	-1.77234, 53.81341	1908	View data
Braemar	-3.39635, 57.00612	1959	View data
Camborne	-5.32656, 50.21782	1978	View data
Cambridge NIAB	0.10196, 52.24501	1959	View data
Cardiff Bute Park	-3.18728, 51.48783	1977	View data
Chivenor	-4.14743, 51.08865	1951	View data
Cwmystwyth	-3.80198, 52.35817	1959	View data
Dunstaffnage	-5.43859, 56.45054	1972	View data
Durham	-1.58455, 54.76786	1880	View data
Eastbourne	0.28543, 50.76167	1959	View data
Eskdalemuir	-3.206, 55.311	1914	View data
Heathrow	-0.44904, 51.47872	1948	View data
Hurn	-1.83483, 50.7789	1957	View data
Lerwick	-1.18299, 60.13946	1930	View data
Leuchars	-2.86051, 56.37745	1957	View data
Lowestoft	1.72679, 52.48323	1914	View data
Manston	1.33716, 51.34597	1934	View data
Nairn	-3.82097, 57.593	1931	View data
Newton Rigg	-2.78644, 54.6699	1959	View data
Oxford	-1.2625, 51.76073	1853	View data
Paisley	-4.42966, 55.8455	1959	View data
Ringway	-2.279, 53.356	1946	View data
Ross-on-Wye	-2.58441, 51.91075	1930	View data
Shawbury	-2.66329, 52.79433	1946	View data
Sheffield	-1.48986, 53.38101	1883	View data
Southampton	-1.40839, 50.89822	1855	View data
Stornoway Airport	-6.31772, 58.21382	1873	View data
Sutton Bonington	-1.25, 52.8331	1959	View data
Tiree	-6.8796, 56.49999	1928	View data
Valley	-4.53524, 53.25238	1930	View data
Waddington	-0.52173, 53.17509	1947	View data
Whitby	-0.62411, 54.48073	1961	View data
Wick Airport	-3.0884, 58.45406	1914	View data
Yeovilton	-2.64148, 51.00586	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.