Bute Building Weather Data from 2000 to 2020 in Cardiff, UK

Cardiff, UK weather data collected from 2000 to 2020 on the roof of the Bute Building. The dataset includes air temperature, humidity, solar radiation, illuminance, wind speed, wind direction, atmospheric pressure, and rainfall. It was recorded by a Campbell Instruments CR10 data logger at 5-minute intervals and is raw, containing errors and missing data.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term temperature and humidity trends based on the 20-year collection period.
• Model solar energy potential based on global and diffuse horizontal solar radiation measurements.
• Study wind patterns and gust events based on wind speed, direction, and maximum gust speed data.
• Correlate atmospheric pressure with local weather events based on the barometric pressure readings.

Strengths

• Covers a 20-year time range from 2000 to 2020, providing a long-term climate record.
• Includes 10 distinct meteorological variables such as solar radiation, illuminance, and wind direction.
• Data was recorded at high temporal resolution, scanned at second intervals and logged every 5 minutes.
• Instrumentation details are provided, specifying the models of sensors used for each measurement.

Limitations

• The data is described as raw, containing errors and missing data, requiring cleaning and validation.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Simon Lannon via figshare.

Collection Method

Collected by a Campbell Instruments CR10 data logger from instrumentation on the roof of the Bute Building.

Time Range

2000 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 14:49:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bute Building, Cardiff, UK CF10 3NB