The table below lists the datasets produced under Task 2: Knowledge base of the Historic Droughts project.
- Rainfall and temperatiure data will be included in the Met Office MIDAS database
- Hydrometeorological data are published and can be dowloaded from the Environmental Information Data Centre (note that you will need an account to download data)
- References to past droughts will be available to download from the UKDataService and will be added below when they become available
| Data | Available |
|---|---|
| Enhanced historic rainfall: newly digitised monthly and daily raingauge data from 1862 | To be included within the Met Office MIDAS database |
| Enhanced historic temperature: newly digitised monthly temperature records back to 1880s | To be included within the Met Office MIDAS database |
| Enhanced historic rainfall: updated 5km grids including newly digitised monthly and daily raingauge data from 1860 | To be included within the Met Office MIDAS database |
| Historic Gridded Standardised Precipitation Index for the United Kingdom 1862-2015 (generated using gamma distribution with standard period 1961-2010) v4 | |
| Historic Standardised Precipitation Index time series for IHU Hydrometric Areas (1862-2015) v2 | |
| Historic Standardised Precipitation Index time series for IHU Groups (1862-2015) v2 | |
Historic Gridded Potential Evapotranspiration (PET) based on temperature-based equation McGuinness-Bordne calibrated for the UK (1891-2015) | |
Historic reconstructions of daily river flow for 303 UK catchments (1891-2015) | |
Historic Standardised Streamflow Index (SSI) using Tweedie distribution with standard period 1961-2010 for 303 UK catchments (1891-2015) | |
Historic reconstructions of monthly groundwater levels for 54 UK boreholes (1891-2015) | |
Historic Standardised Groundwater level Index (SGI) for 54 UK boreholes (1891-2015) | |
| Inventory of reservoirs amounting to 90% of total UK storage | Available for download from the EIDC |
| Simulated monthly biological indicators for England and Wales 1964-2012 | Available for download from the EIDC |
Historic droughts inventory of references to legal regulation 1976-2012 | Available for download from the UKDataService |
Historic droughts inventory of references from agricultural media 1975-2012 | Available for download from the UKDataService |
Historic Droughts Inventory of references to past drought in the UK from oral histories and local newspapers (1893 - 2015) | Available for download from the UKDataService |
Historic Droughts inventory of references to past drought in the UK from 19th Century newspapers (1800 - 1900) | Coming soon to the UK Data Service |
Historic Droughts inventory of references to past drought in the UK from 20th Century newspapers (1900 - 1999) | Available for download from the UKDataService |
Historic Droughts inventory of references to past drought in the UK from contemporary broadsheet newspapers (1990 - 2015) | Coming soon to the UK Data Service |
Historic Droughts inventory of references to past drought in the UK from contemporary tabloid newspapers (1990 - 2015) | Coming soon to the UK Data Service |
