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Monitoring changes in UK temperature To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures. climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...

climatelabbook.substack.comMonitoring changes in UK temperatureMultiple sources of data agree on long-term observed trends

8/10/25, 8:23 am31 reposts76 likes

Ed Hawkins

@edhawkins.org

8 Oct 2025

Two sources of corroboration for the UK temperature series are: 1) Independent reanalyses such as ERA5 (1950-2024) and 20CRv3 (1884-2015), which show the same trends and variability in UK temperature as the official Met Office series. More details: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...

Ed Hawkins

@edhawkins.org

8 Oct 2025

2) Soil temperatures monitored across the UK since 1959 show the same long-term trend with slightly smaller variations from year-to-year as the soil integrates weather fluctuations. Should we use soil temperatures more for climate monitoring? Details: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...