Historical Monthly Mean Pressure Reconstructions for Europe and North America

Reconstructed monthly mean pressure data for Europe from 1780 to 1980 and for North America from 1858 to 1980. The data was constructed by P. D. Jones of the University of East Anglia using early pressure, temperature, and precipitation records from sources like World Weather Records and meteorological archives. Each record contains the year, monthly mean pressure, a quality code, and annual mean pressure.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term atmospheric pressure trends based on the reconstructed monthly mean pressure data.
• Study historical climate variability and circulation patterns based on the gridded sea-level pressure reconstructions.
• Validate or calibrate climate models based on the reliable historical pressure record spanning over a century.
• Correlate pressure data with other climatic events based on the integrated temperature and precipitation source data mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range: Europe (1780-1980) and North America (1858-1980).
• Data is described as a reliable historical record of mean sea-level pressures.
• Reconstructions integrate multiple source types, including pressure, temperature, and precipitation data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of East Anglia, via CDIAC data transition website.

Collection Method

Reconstructed from early pressure, temperature, and precipitation data from World Weather Records, archives, circulation maps, and daily chart series.

Time Range

Europe: 1780-1980; North America: 1858 1980.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

Europe and North America.