Hourly intra-urban temperature and relative humidity for Madrid

• Main Authors: Núñez Peiró, Miguel, Sánchez-Guevara, Carmen, Neila González, Fco. Javier
• Format: Data Set
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 18.07.2021
• ISSN: 2212-0955; 2212-0955
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12698839

Description: This dataset contains intra-urban dry-bulb temperature and relative humidity measurements collected within the city of Madrid. This data was collected during the MODIFICA Project (2014-2017) and beyond, which aimed to investigate the impacts of urban heat on the buildings' energy performance. Methodology: The data collection followed the methodology detailed in this paper. Briefly, 20 temperature and humidity sensors were deployed in Madrid's municipal area within the urban canopy layer. The sensors were protected using an aspirated radiation shield, and data were recorded every 30 minutes. All the metadata associated with the location of the sensors in included in the aforementioned paper. Data Structure: Location ID: Identifier for the location where data were collected. Timestamp [Datetime]: Date and time of the measurement. Temperature (°C) [TEMP_IDXX]: Recorded temperature in degrees Celsius. Relative Humidity (%) [HR_IDXX]: Recorded relative humidity as a percentage. Usage Notes: The dataset is suitable for studies on urban climate patterns, environmental monitoring, and related fields. The data here included is the raw data. No QC procedures nor gap filling techniques were applied to this dataset. Users should refer to the methodology section in the associated paper for detailed procedures and data handling practices. Funding and Acknowledgments: This research was funded by the FPU research grant FPU15/05052, from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. This research was also supported by the MODIFICA research project (BIA2013–41732-R), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. The authors would like to extend their gratitude to Luis Tejero Encinas and Juan Azcárate Luxán, from the Madrid City Council’ Subdivision of Energy and Climate Change, for their support with the urban measurements campaign. Citation: When using this dataset, please cite the following paper: Núñez-Peiró, M., Sánchez-Guevara Sánchez, C., & Neila González, F. J. (2021). Hourly evolution of intra-urban temperature variability across the local climate zones. The case of Madrid. Urban Climate, 39, 100921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100921 Contact Information: For further inquiries, please contact Miguel Núñez-Peiró at miguel.nunez@upm.es.