Long-term sea surface temperature time series from Malin Head, Ireland

Abstract. A 67-year, ongoing Sea Surface Temperature time series from Malin Head, in the north of Ireland, has been developed from data collected by Met Éireann and the Marine Institute. Over the course of the time-series, multiple measurement methodologies, sampling frequencies, and sub-site positions have been used for different periods. Resulting from this, two separate datasets have been created and publicised for usage, the quality controlled full-resolution measurement dataset (https://doi.org/10.20393/85D35444-2FB3-4791-A977-AE29BB3B3CFC; Marine Institute, 2025b), and a standardised daily average dataset (https://doi.org/10.20393/314DE8E2-79F0-4D36-B2BE-EE2A7E5590E2; Marine Institute, 2025a), the latter of which has undergone various processing steps, including removal of a diurnal signal. The standardised dataset creates and will continue a valuable, longstanding continuous time series which allows for more simplified long-term trend analysis compared with observation collections, which differ in measurement types and frequencies. The Malin Head sea surface temperature data, alongside a co-located tide gauge dataset are instrumental in understanding coastal ocean climate change in the region. Both datasets included are made available through the Marine Institute's Data Catalogue, have been assigned DOIs, and are made available from the Marine Institute's ERDDAP service.