dataset · United Kingdom

UKCP09: Gridded Data - Daily Data Mean temperature – Average of Max and Min Temperature (°C)

ukcp09-Gridded datasets based on surface observations have been generated for a range of climatic variables. The primary purpose of this data resource is to encourage and facilitate research into climate change impacts and adaptation. The datasets cover the UK at 5 × 5 km resolution and span the period 1914–2006. They are available for daily, monthly and annual timescales, as well as long-term averages for the 1961–1990 climate baseline period. Baseline averages are also available at 25 × 25 km

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Source details

Licence: met-office-cp

Evidence quality: 50.9

Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: daily mean temperature (average of max and min), °C
Coverage docs-verified: United Kingdom · 1914–2006
Resolution docs-verified: 5 × 5 km grid; daily timescale (also monthly and annual)
Formats docs-verified: ZIP
Access docs-verified: Registration on the Met Office website required to view; licence met-office-cp

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Historical daily temperature baseline for climate change impact assessments in FRA or drainage/SuDS design reports · Temperature inputs for evaporation or water-quality modelling where a long-term UK record is needed · Long-term climate context (1914–2006) for ecological or habitat baseline reporting
Audience llm-inferred: climate change risk consultants · hydrologists · environmental consultants · planners

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Series ends in 2006, so no recent observations are included · Registration with the Met Office is needed to access the data · Baseline averages are also offered at 25 × 25 km and as regional values, not only at 5 × 5 km

Evidence

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.