UKCP09: 5km Gridded Annual Averages for Extreme Temperature Range

UKCP09 5 km gridded data provides annual averages for the extreme temperature range across the United Kingdom. The dataset contains 12 files, one for each month, representing the 1961-1990 average period. It was created with financial support from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is promoted by the UK Climate Impacts Programme.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical climate baselines based on the 1961-1990 average period.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of extreme temperature ranges across the UK based on the 5km grid.
• Validating regional climate models using the monthly gridded data files.

Strengths

• Provides a 30-year historical baseline (1961-1990) for climate comparison.
• Data is spatially detailed on a 5-kilometer grid covering the UK.
• Includes monthly breakdowns across 12 files for temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified; the last metadata update was 2026-07-08.

Provenance

Source

Met Office, UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Collection Method

Gridded climate projection data from the UK Climate Projections (UKCP09).

Time Range

1961-1990 average period.

Freshness

Last metadata update 2026-07-08; data represents 1961-1990 average period.

Geography

United Kingdom, 5km grid.