The data consist of 4 frozen gridded estimates as described in Gillespie et al, 2022. The data are presented as 5 degree resolution global fields over 1850-2014. Station data arising from the International Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) global databank of monthly holdings have been homogenised using 20CRv3 to identify breakpoints. Four distinct approaches to adjustment have been undertaken resulting in 4 separate estimates of the resulting series. The gridding is a simple gridbox average of any observations available within each 5 degree gridbox. Data is available for those global land areas for which underlying station data are available in teh ISTI holdings.

Gridded data files of different adjustment approaches described in Gillespie et al. All should be CF compliant. All are monthly resolution 5 degree by 5 degree fields.