Sub-daily precipitation data from the Chess from 2026
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This dataset is available under the terms of the FDRI pre-publication data licence
This dataset is part of the growing FDRI data collection, which includes a range of hydrometeorological, biogeochemical, and other environmental observations across three main catchments. FDRI offers data from newly installed infrastructure along with collated hydrological datasets and information from other organisations.
This dataset contains sub-daily precipitation measurements from available rain gauge and precipitation stations in the Chess river catchment in England, UK.
Precipitation data measurements include: precipitation, precipitation intensity, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, and dew point temperature. Measurements are recorded at 1 minute resolution.
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC-UKRI) as part of the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI). FDRI is a collaborative effort coordinated by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) in partnership with Imperial College, University of Bristol and the British Geological Survey.
This dataset contains sub-daily precipitation measurements from available rain gauge and precipitation stations in the Chess river catchment in England, UK.
Precipitation data measurements include: precipitation, precipitation intensity, air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, and dew point temperature. Measurements are recorded at 1 minute resolution.
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC-UKRI) as part of the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI). FDRI is a collaborative effort coordinated by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) in partnership with Imperial College, University of Bristol and the British Geological Survey.
Formats
Comma-separated values (CSV), Parquet
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2026-04-02 to …
Temporal resolution
1 minute
Provenance & quality
Precipitation data have been recorded by rain gauges and precipitation stations installed in the Chess river catchment. These datasets have been telemetered to UKCEH Wallingford where they are stored and processed following FDRI timeseries data QC procedures.
For more detail on the rain gauge and precipitation station instrumentation or data processing, please see the relevant Protocol, Maintenance and Data Processing documents provided soon.
For more detail on the rain gauge and precipitation station instrumentation or data processing, please see the relevant Protocol, Maintenance and Data Processing documents provided soon.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is available under the terms of the FDRI pre-publication data licence
Supplemental information
Main website for the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure
Author
FDRI
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Other contacts
Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
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Funding
Natural Environment Research Council