hourly

metadata

property	value
name	hourly
original name	hourly

datasets

rain

metadata

property	value
name	rain
original name	uk-hourly-rain-obs

parameters

name	original name	description	unit
precipitation_height	prcp_amt	Precipitation amount, reported to the nearest 0.1 mm.	mm
precipitation_duration	prcp_dur	Precipitation duration over less than 24 hours, minutes.	min

weather

metadata

property	value
name	weather
original name	uk-hourly-weather-obs

parameters

name	original name	description	unit
wind_direction	wind_direction	Wind direction, that from which the wind blows, in degrees true. An east wind is 090, a south wind 180.	°
wind_speed	wind_speed	Wind speed, knots.	kn
wind_gust_max	q10mnt_mxgst_spd	Maximum gust speed over 10 minutes, knots.	kn
visibility_range	visibility	Visibility, decametres.	m
pressure_air_sea_level	msl_pressure	Mean sea level air pressure, to the nearest 0.1 hPa.	hPa
pressure_air_site	stn_pres	Station air pressure, as measured at station level. No correction for altitude is applied.	hPa
temperature_air_mean_2m	air_temperature	Air temperature, to the nearest 0.1 deg C.	°C
temperature_dew_point_mean_2m	dewpoint	Dewpoint temperature: the temperature to which the air must be cooled to produce saturation with respect to water at its existing pressure and humidity.	°C
humidity	rltv_hum	Calculated relative humidity.	%
sunshine_duration	wmo_hr_sun_dur	Readings from the newer automatic sun sensor, which has replaced the Campbell Stokes recorder.	h
snow_depth	snow_depth	Snow depth, cm.	cm
cloud_cover_total	cld_ttl_amt_id	Total cloud amount code.	1/8
weather	prst_wx_id	Present weather code.	-

wind

metadata

property	value
name	wind
original name	uk-mean-wind-obs

parameters

name	original name	description	unit
wind_direction	mean_wind_dir	Mean wind direction, that from which the wind blows, in degrees true. An east wind is 090, a south wind 180.	°
wind_speed	mean_wind_speed	Mean wind speed, knots.	kn
wind_direction_gust_max	max_gust_dir	Direction of the maximum gust, degrees true.	°
wind_gust_max	max_gust_speed	Speed of the maximum gust, knots.	kn

radiation

metadata

property	value
name	radiation
original name	uk-radiation-obs

parameters

name	original name	description	unit
radiation_global	glbl_irad_amt	Global solar irradiation amount, kJ per square metre over the observation period.	kJ/m²
radiation_sky_short_wave_diffuse	difu_irad_amt	Diffuse solar irradiation amount, kJ per square metre over the observation period.	kJ/m²
radiation_sky_short_wave_direct	direct_irad	Direct irradiation amount, kJ per square metre over the observation period.	kJ/m²

soil_temperature

metadata

property	value
name	soil_temperature
original name	uk-soil-temperature-obs

parameters

name	original name	description	unit
temperature_soil_mean_0_05m	q5cm_soil_temp	5 cm soil temperature, to the nearest 0.1 deg C.	°C
temperature_soil_mean_0_1m	q10cm_soil_temp	10 cm soil temperature, to the nearest 0.1 deg C.	°C
temperature_soil_mean_0_2m	q20cm_soil_temp	20 cm soil temperature, to the nearest 0.1 deg C.	°C
temperature_soil_mean_0_5m	q50cm_soil_temp	50 cm soil temperature, to the nearest 0.1 deg C.	°C
temperature_soil_mean_1m	q100cm_soil_temp	100 cm soil temperature, to the nearest 0.1 deg C.	°C