CLIMATOLOGICAL OBSERVERS LINK - Data submission page

Have you thought about using the webpages for submitting data? Doing so would really help the editor!

To submit data, please change those boxes that are appropriate (note that an 'x' will be used to represent null/missing data), then click on the SUBMIT button at the foot of the page.

When submitting monthly data, please insert dates of the form 23 or 7, i.e. without any indication of the month. Please do not use st, nd, rd or th as part of the date.

When submitting annual data, please insert dates of the form
23 Jan
to make clear to the editor the correct month and day.

*** In the event of problems, it may be that your computer configuration does not allow you to submit lots of data using the method below.

In that case,

  1. Enter your password and email address first.
  2. Type any text data (using the boxes towards the end of this page) into this form.
  3. Use the SUBMIT button to send this text data.
  4. Use the BACK button on your browser to return to this page.
  5. Delete any text data you may have entered, replacing it with an x
  6. Now insert your numerical data.
  7. Use the SUBMIT button to send this numerical data.
Tell r.brugge@rdg.ac.uk if you have problems.

: Password (Used to determine your station details)FOR TEST PURPOSES, PLEASE USE THE DEFAULT VALUE; change it to submit your own data..

: Email address (COMPULSORY for the form to work - In case there is a query about your data; also used to send an acknowledgement to you.)

Seasonal summaries (Dec-Feb, Mar-May, June-Aug, Sep-Nov) may optionally be added at the end of this page.

Month (select YR for annual report): Year:

Averages - start year: (Ideally, 1971) Averages - end year: (Ideally, 2000)

Air temperatures - please supply to nearest 0.1degC.
Mean max.:C    Mean max. anomaly:C
Mean min.:C    Mean min. anomaly:C
Mean.:C    Mean. anomaly:C
Highest max.:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Lowest max.:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Highest min.:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Lowest min.:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Lowest grass min.:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Precipitation - please supply to nearest 0.1mm.
Total fall:mm    Percentage of average:
Number of days with:    0.2mm or more:    1.0mm or more:
Greatest 24-hour fall:mm    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Falls of 25mm or more in 24 hours:
Fall:mm Date:       Fall:mm Date:       Fall:mm Date:
Fall:mm Date:       Fall:mm Date:       Fall:mm Date:
Number of days with:
Air minimum below 0.0C:    Grass minimum below 0.0C:
Snow or sleet observed to fall, 0000-2400GMT:   
At least 50% snow cover at morning observation:
Thunder heard, 0000-2400GMT:   
Hail under 5mm diameter, 0000-2400GMT:
Hail 5mm or more diameter, 0000-2400GMT:   
Visibility below 1000m at morning observation:
Sunshine - please supply to nearest 0.1hour.
Total duration:hr    Percentage of average:
Greatest 24-hour duration:hr    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Number of days with no sunshine:
Time of morning observation (GMT)    (use 4 digits)
Soil temperatures - please supply to nearest 0.1degC.
Mean at 5cm:C    Mean at 10cm:C
Mean at 20cm:C    Mean at 30cm:C
Mean at 50cm:C    Mean at 100cm:C
Wind
Number of days with gales (10-min mean speed 39 mph or more):
Number of days with wind from a specfied direction:
N:    NE:    E:    SE:    S:    SW:    W:    NW:    Calm:
Mean wind speed:mph
Greatest wind gust:mph    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Dates with gusts of 50mph or more:

Gust:mph Date:       Gust:mph Date:       Gust:mph Date:
Gust:mph Date:       Gust:mph Date:       Gust:mph Date:
Miscellaneous data.
 
Mean cloud cover:%       Mean humidity at morning observation:%
Rainfall duration:hours (rate of 0.1mm/hour or greater)
Air frost duration:hours
 
Piche evaporation:ml       Tank evaporation:mm       Lysimeter evaporation:mm
 
Mean monthly sea temperature:C       Normal monthly sea temperature:C
Highest sea temperature:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Lowest sea temperature:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
 
Mean monthly sea level pressure:mb (at 0900GMT only)
Highest MSL pressure at any time:mb    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Lowest MSL pressure at any time:mb    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
 
Mean monthly black bulb temperature:C
Highest black bulb temperature:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Lowest black bulb temperature:C    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
 

NEW FROM FEBRUARY 2006================================

Daily mean global radiation:MJ/m2
Maximum daily global radiation value:MJ/m2    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Minimum daily global radiation value:MJ/m2    Date:    Date:    (leave as x for 3 or more days )
Number of days with data:days
1-hour global radiation value:W/m2    Date:    Starting hour of this observation:    (leave as x for 2 or more days)
Instrument:   

END OF RADIATION SECTION================================


Please insert information about the dates and times of thunder below (NOT NEEDED FOR ANNUAL REPORT):


Please insert information about the dates and times of snow/sleet fall below (NOT NEEDED FOR ANNUAL REPORT):


Please insert information about the dates when 50% snow cover at morning observation below (NOT NEEDED FOR ANNUAL REPORT):

Station notes relating to particular days or events (can also be used to supplement any data above - eg. when there are more than 6 days with 50mph gusts):


(Please include any notes about optical phenomena in this box too.)

Station notes relating to the month (YEAR) as a whole:

Seasonal reports SEASON:
Season mean max.:C    Season mean max. anomaly:C
Season mean min.:C    Season mean min. anomaly:C
Season mean.:C    Season mean. anomaly:C
Season total precipitation:mm    Percentage of average:
Season total sunshine duration:hrs    Percentage of average:
Station notes relating to the season as a whole:

Please add any notes relating to site/address/email changes here:

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