The Secret Life of a Weather Datum

This website explores the role of people, culture, politics and policy from when data is first produced to it being processed and used in climate science and financial markets.

Find out more about how citizen scientists are beginning to contribute to this complex data infrastructure.

Weather station map

The map below shows the cultural life of data as it flows through the UK’s weather and climate data infrastructure.

Weather station map

Begin your journey at Sheffield’s Weston Park weather station (data production) or explore the other stations below:

Amateur observers

Citizen science

Archives

Citizen science

Old Weather

Citizen science

Climatic Research Unit

Climate science

IPCC

Climate science

Met Office

Citizen science

Weather market data supplier

Financial markets

Financial markets

Financial markets

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