}//tmtC_cssOnPlatformEnd //--> Home Education About Us Academic research Data available Weather data | CLC | TTC | Education Resources | HWE | UK climate Data available from Climate Services Unit Basic data Raw data Hundreds of UK sites back to 1961 Thousands of international sites back to 1984 Delivery on paper, disk or by e-mail Format of tables, delimited data files or Excel spreadsheets Remotely sensed data Sferics/ATD data to give geographic spread of lightning strikes Weather radar data to supplement raingauge data in rain storms Frequency analyses Categorises and combination of weather variables Uses data back to 1961 if required Cumulative and discrete analyses Limit ranges altered to meet client needs Wind roses as colour diagrams or bitmaps Spells analysis Elapsed time between a recurrence or ending of a particular weather type Long-period statistics Calculated at all monitoring sites 5 km grid of interpolated data for UK Site-specific values inferred from gridded data Derived data Return periods/extremes We are able to place most weather phenomena into context as a return period For design purposes, threshold values for specified return periods are given To meet the requirements on slurry tank design in the "Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water" Large-area averages Wide range of weather elements Monthly averages for any area county size or larger Draws on a long period of data from many observing sites Data routinely prepared for England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland plus 10 districts at the end of each month Rainfall averages over catchments and NRA regions Site-specific wind climate (WAsP) Converts wind speed and direction averages at a recording site to inferred values at another location, by taking account of exposure and topography Soil moisture (MORECS) For any combination of soil and crop types Real-time weekly updates on 40x40 km grid for UK Averages and extremes back to 1961 on 40x40 km grid Site-specific actual data and averages/totals Crop disease indices Cover cereals, potatoes and some fruit crop diseases Issued daily during the season for locations throughout the country Winter road dressing (Met Office OpenRoad Index) Analysis of concrete minimum temperature and rainfall Long-period analysis of past data to infer future gritting runs Subscription services General Monthly Summary A routinely produced summary of the weather on A4 sheets Available within two weeks of the end of the month Selection of 14 stations Daily Weather Summary Weather maps with symbols for reference purposes Produced once per month Postcoded rain, temperature and wind - GeoProof Real-time data daily for entire UK Historical information back to January 1997 Outdoor working-day weather - MetBUILD Selection of urban stations in real time Past data (over about two months old) for any of 45 observing sites Heating and cooling data - Degree Days/T-sums Real-time data and forecasts on 50 km grid, to zero degree C base, taking coastal effects into account Real-time data for 18 regions for heating needs or air conditioning Past data service based on any base temperature for any observing site The Monthly Outlook Weather prospects compared with average for the coming 28 days UK coverage over six regions Rainfall, temperature and sunshine Consultancy services Certified statements and legal reports Trained weather forecasters able to apply their expertise and knowledge to this area of work requiring expert opinion Reports prepared for any weather-related matter, civil or criminal Site visits Sewer flooding Return periods and analysis of short-period heavy rainfall events Based on 4,500 raingauges and weather radar Uses well-established storm profiling methods OFWAT accepts the Met Office as an accredited organisation Fog studies Calculation of fog potential at any location Valuable input to new road and rail planning Assessment of need for lighting and signals over existing routes Weather Sensitivity Analysis Analysing client data in the context of weather Developing prediction models for use in forecasting demand Pre-processing weather data to mirror client data GIS applications Genasys and Mapinfo capability Displaying information in map form for ease of use by clients Climate change applications Access to comprehensive databases Access to the scientists at the forefront of UK research Experience in setting climate change into 
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Crop disease some fruit crop diseases reference purposes Subscription services General Monthly Summary A this area of work many observing sites back to January 1997 Outdoor working-day weather - MetBUILD Selection of urban stations in real time Past data (over about two months old) for any of 45 observing sites Heating and cooling data - Degree Days/T-sums Real-time data and forecasts on 50 km grid, to zero degree C base Limit UK Site-specific values OFWAT Remotely ATD data Frequency 45 observing sites forecasting demand Long-period statistics Cumulative and discrete analyses expert opinion Reports Weather Sensitivity Analysis Analysing client data in the context of threshold values for specified return periods We 45 observing sites Winter road Limit legal reports
indices Issued Produced routinely produced requiring routinely prepared taking to meet inferred accepts sensed to give Uses back cooling Pre-processing Calculated ranges prepared in setting are given to place Heating dressing altered Trained
Cover cereals, potatoes and some fruit crop diseases
T:daily T:during the season for locations throughout the country
T:once per month
summary of the weather L:on A4 sheets Available T:within two weeks of the end of the month
expert opinion Reports prepared for any weather-related matter,
for England, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland
coastal effects into account Real-time data
client needs
from gridded data Derived data Return periods/extremes
the Met Office as an accredited organisation
data Sferics
geographic spread of lightning strikes
data
data - Degree Days/T-sums
L:at all monitoring sites
altered to meet client needs
for any weather-related matter
climate change
To meet the requirements on slurry tank design in the "Code of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water T:Spells analysis Elapsed time between a recurrence or ending of a particular weather type Long-period statistics
most weather phenomena into context as a return period For design purposes
Met Office OpenRoad Index) Analysis of concrete minimum temperature and rainfall Long-period analysis of past data
to meet client needs