High-resolution gridded datasets (original) (raw)

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released in 2003, covers the period 1901-2000

Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, dtr, vap, cld
Reference: Mitchell et al. (2003) Tyndall WP 55 (click to access)

CRU TS v. 2.10

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released in 2005, covers the period 1901-2002

Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs
Reference: Mitchell and Jones (2005) doi (click to access)

CRU TS v. 3.00

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released in 2006, covers the period 1901-2005

Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs
Reference: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU TS v. 3.10

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released in 2010, covers the period 1901-2009

Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU TS v. 3.10.01

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released in 2010, corrects a bug in v. 3.10 precipitation

Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre
Reference: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU TS v. 3.20

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released in 2012, covers the period 1901-2011

CRU TS v. 3.21

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released in 2013, covers the period 1901-2012

CRU TS v. 3.22

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 4 July 2014, covers the period 1901-2013

CRU TS v. 3.23

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 1 September 2015, covers the period 1901-2014

CRU TS v. 3.24

WITHDRAWN
This version was withdrawn, owing to several errors in the gridded output.
It was replaced by version 3.24.01
Please see this note:

<Known%5FProblems%5FCRU%5FTS%5F3.24.txt>

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 7 October 2016, covers the period 1901-2015

CRU TS v. 3.24.01

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

This version replaced v3.24, which was withdrawn
(see <Known%5FProblems%5FCRU%5FTS%5F3.24.txt>).

If CEDA is down, there is a local backup

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 26 January 2017, covers the period 1901-2015

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gbr3nh
Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU TS v. 4.00

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

A new version of CRU TS incorporating many process changes, see: Release_Notes_CRU_TS4.00.txt.

Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 13 March 2017, covers the period 1901-2015

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gbr3nj
Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU TS v. 3.25

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

Please use this version to maintain continuity with previous releases (3.24.01, 3.23, etc), or alongside 4.01 to assess how the process change might affect you: we welcome feedback.

Google Earth Interface (TMP and PRE only)

If CEDA is down, there is a local backup

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 20 September 2017, covers the period 1901-2016

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gcmdf7
Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU TS v. 4.01

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

Google Earth Interface (TMP and PRE only)

If CEDA is down, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 20 September 2017, covers the period 1901-2016

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gcmcz3
Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU TS v. 3.26

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

This version replaced v3.25, which it superseded. This is the final version of CRU TS version 3.

Please use this version to maintain continuity with previous releases (3.24.01, 3.25, etc), or alongside 4.02 (etc) to assess how the process change might affect you: we welcome feedback.

Until CEDA have the release, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 18 November 2018, covers the period 1901-2017
Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU TS v. 4.02

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

Until CEDA have the release, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 18 November 2018, covers the period 1901-2017
Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU TS v. 4.03

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

Google Earth Interface (TMP and PRE only)

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 15 May 2019, covers the period 1901-2018

Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/10d3e3640f004c578403419aac167d82
Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU TS v. 4.04

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

Access at CEDA.

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 24 April 2020, covers the period 1901-2019

Dataset DOI will appear here when granted. Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet NEW Reference: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU TS v. 4.05

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 17 March 2021, covers the period 1901-2020

CRU TS v. 4.06

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

When available at CEDA, the link will be here

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 26 May 2022, covers the period 1901-2021

CRU TS v. 4.07

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

When available at CEDA, the link will be here

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

Google Earth Interface to TMP, PRE, DTR and VAP is here

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 19 April 2023, covers the period 1901-2022

CRU TS v. 4.08

Superseded by current version of CRU TS

Also available at Climate Explorer
(click on Select a field, Monthly observations)

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A gridded time-series dataset
This version, released 27 June 2024, covers the period 1901-2023

TYN CY v. 1.0

Superseded by current version of CRU CY

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released in 2000, covers the period 1901-1998

Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, dtr, wet, vap, cld, frs
Reference: Mitchell et al. (2002) pdf of paper (click to access)

TYN CY v. 1.1

Superseded by current version of CRU CY

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released in 2002, covers the period 1901-2000

Coverage: All land areas (excluding Antarctica) at 0.5° resolution
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, wet, vap, cld, frs
Reference: Mitchell et al. (2002) pdf of paper (click to access)

CRU CY v. 3.21

Superseded by current version

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released in 2013, covers the period 1901-2012

Coverage: Countries (definitions due for revision in 2015)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU CY v. 3.22

Superseded by current version

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released in 2014, covers the period 1901-2013

CRU CY v. 3.23

Superseded by current version

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 1 September 2015, covers the period 1901-2014

Coverage: Countries
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU CY v. 3.24

WITHDRAWN
This version was withdrawn, owing to errors in CRU TS v3.24.
It was replaced by version 3.24.01

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 7 October 2016, covers the period 1901-2015

Coverage: Countries (definitions still under revision)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU CY v. 4.00

Superseded by current version

Submitted to CEDA

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 13 March 2017, covers the period 1901-2015

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gbr3nf
Coverage: Countries (definitions still under revision)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU CY v. 3.24.01

Superseded by current version

Submitted to CEDA

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 26 January 2017, covers the period 1901-2015

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gbr3ng
Coverage: Countries (definitions still under revision)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU CY v. 3.25

Will shortly be superseded by current version

This version uses an updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

A version using the previous, 'old' country definitions is also being made available, to assist with the change.

Submitted to CEDA

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 20 September 2017, covers the period 1901-2016

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gcmcz4
Coverage: Countries (updated for this release)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU CY v. 4.01

Will be shortly superseded by current version

This version uses an updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

A version using the previous, 'old' country definitions is also being made available, to assist with the change.

Submitted to CEDA

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 20 September 2017, covers the period 1901-2015

Dataset DOI: http://doi.org/10/gcmcz5
Coverage: Countries (updated for this release)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU CY v. 3.26

Superseded by current version

This version replaced v3.25, which it superseded. This is the final version of CRU CY version 3.

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_3.26_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

Until CEDA have the release, there is a Local Copy

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 20 November 2018, covers the period 1901-2017

Dataset DOI not yet available
Coverage: Countries (updated 2017)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2014) doi:10.1002/joc.3711 (click to access)
Correction to the above paper: Revised Appendix 3 (CLD)

CRU CY v. 4.02

Superseded by current version

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_4.02_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

Until CEDA have the release, there is a Local Copy

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released November 2018, covers the period 1901-2017

Dataset DOI not yet available
Coverage: Countries (updated 2017)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU CY v. 4.03

Superseded by current version

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_4.03_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 15 May 2019, covers the period 1901-2018

Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/d6768285fdc8408bbb9b02bb0f317774
Coverage: Countries (updated 2017)
Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet
NEW Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU CY v. 4.04

Superseded by current version

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_4.04_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

Access at CEDA will appear here when available

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 24 April 2020, covers the period 1901-2019

Dataset DOI will appear here when granted. Coverage: Countries (updated 2017) Variables: pre, tmp, tmx, tmn, dtr, vap, cld, wet, frs, pet NEW Reference to source dataset: Harris et al. (2020) doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 (click to access)

CRU CY v. 4.05

Superseded by current version

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_4.05_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 17 March 2021, covers the period 1901-2020

CRU CY v.4.06

Superseded by current version

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

When available at CEDA, the link will be here

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 26 May 2022, covers the period 1901-2021

CRU CY v.4.07

Superseded by current version

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt

When available at CEDA, the link will be here

If CEDA access is unavailable, there is a Local Copy

A dataset of country means derived from CRU TS
This version, released 19 April 2023, covers the period 1901-2022

CRU CY v. 4.08

Superseded by current version

This version uses the updated set of country definitions: Read_Me_CRU_CY_Updated_Country_Definitions.txt