These data were measured using 'industry standard' tipping bucket rain gauges however they should not be considered as necessarily conforming to Met Office standards. Whilst suitable sites were sought, on occasion they were less than ideal locations e.g. at exposed areas, on sites elevated above ground level or too close to walls and trees.These datasets are not complete as most sites were not in continuous operation. Rain gauges were moved between locations and were at times offline This can be for a number of reasons e.g. flat batteries, faulty loggers or intermittent GPRS connectivity. Timestamps are recorded after every 0.2mm of rain and zero or null records not included.