The UK’s Met Office has been accused of manipulating maximum temperature records, with the data collection methods contributing to inflated readings.
The assertions centre on research by Dr Eric Huxter, who analysed temperature data over a year and compared readings from multiple monitoring stations with those from a high-standard control site.
According to the claims many temperature records are derived from lower-grade monitoring locations, classified as CIMO Class 3, 4 and 5, which are considered more prone to measurement uncertainties. The research suggests these sites recorded short-duration heat spikes averaging around 1.1°C, particularly during record-breaking temperature events.
By contrast data from a Class 1 reference station at Rothamsted, based on more than 500,000 minute-by-minute readings, was used as a control benchmark. A statistical comparison between the datasets reportedly found a significant discrepancy, with results indicating a very low probability that the differences occurred by chance.
The claims argue that such data could influence broader climate reporting, including statements by Met Office Chief Scientist Stephen Belcher regarding increases in hot days in recent decades. They also reference commentary from BBC climate editor Justin Rowlatt on changing weather patterns.
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Conclusive’ statistical proof has emerged over the last year to show the UK Met Office is inflating maximum temperature readings to… pic.twitter.com/mbfEqKJsi2
— Anika (@anika_climate) March 28, 2026
