Open Data Catalogue
Welcome to the Hub for Applied Weather and Climate Research (HAWC) Dataset Catalogue. This platform has been developed to centralise and showcase the diverse range of open-access datasets produced by researchers within the Department of Meteorology and its associated centres. Many valuable datasets are currently scattered across various repositories, known only to their authors or a small group. By creating this searchable and filterable catalogue, we aim to increase the visibility and accessibility of these datasets, fostering collaboration both within the university and with external partners.
On this page, you will find catalogued links to:
- Staff-submitted datasets, produced at the University of Reading Meteorology Department.
- Open-access repository datasets (e.g. Zenodo), that have been automatically identified to have some author affiliation with University of Reading Meteorology Department.
Featured Dataset:
Measurements from the
Reading University Atmospheric Observatory,
1997-2023
“Data recorded by the Met Observatory was used in nearly a thousand different news articles in just 2 years. Alongside media reports filmed in the observatory itself, it provides a vital resource for reporting on live weather events”
– Professor Hannah Cloke
This dataset contains surface meteorological measurements generated by recording instruments operated at the University of Reading Atmospheric Observatory, from 1997 to 2023. Multiple logging systems were developed during this time and used to obtain the meteorological and other associated measurements with accurate time synchronisation. The datafiles provided use a consistent format throughout the interval concerned, with 5-minute average values generated from 1 second samples.
Catalogue of Staff-submitted Datasets:
The following datasets have been submitted to this project by members of staff at the University of Reading Meteorology Department:
If you are a University of Reading member (or associated) and have datasets to contribute, please contact either k.m.r.hunt@reading.ac.uk or i.higgs@pgr.reading.ac.uk to access the submission form, ensuring that they are already hosted in an accessible online repository.
Catalogue of Data-mined Datasets:
These datasets are extracted from various hosting sites, based on a keyword match to various meteorological terms and an affiliation with the University of Reading.