How well do the Central England Temperature and the England and Wales Precipitation series represent the climate of the UK?

Croxton, P. J.; Huber, K.; Collinson, N.; Sparks, T. H.. 2006 How well do the Central England Temperature and the England and Wales Precipitation series represent the climate of the UK? International Journal of Climatology, 26. 2287-2292. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1378

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Abstract/Summary

In this paper we compare the Central England Temperature (CET) and England and Wales Precipitation (EWP) series with temperature and precipitation records from 24 individual meteorological stations throughout the UK over a 41-year period 1964-2004. With a single exception, the correlation of CET monthly means with those of all local stations was highly significant (p < 0.001). Correlations with EWP were not as large, but for the most part were highly significant; exceptions occurring increasingly in the most northerly stations. Because of their general availability, the CET and EWP series will continue to be popular, and their use in a range of broad studies of UK climate appears to be justified.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1378
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity > CC01A Detection and Attribution of Change in UK and European Ecosystems
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Ecological Processes & Modelling
ISSN:	0899-8418
Additional Keywords:	rainfall, correlation, Met Office, met station, comparison
NORA Subject Terms:	Meteorology and Climatology
Date made live:	29 Apr 2008 07:50 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2820

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