U.K. Met Office under fire for fabricating temperature data from non-existent stations
08/31/2025 / By Willow Tohi
On August 26, the U.K. Met Office, Britain’s official meteorological service, found itself at the center of a scandal after evidence emerged suggesting it was inventing temperature data from over 100 non-existent weather stations. This revelation, uncovered by citizen journalist Ray Sanders and reported by the Climate Skeptic, raises serious questions about the integrity of scientific data and the government’s climate policies. The implications are profound, as the fabricated data has been used to inform the U.K.’s drive toward net-zero emissions.
Summary of key points
The U.K. Met Office is accused of inventing temperature data from over 100 non-existent weather stations.
Ray Sanders made multiple FOI requests, which the Met Office dismissed as “vexatious.”
The Met Office claims to use “well-correlated neighboring sites” for data estimation, but many of these sites are also closed or non-existent.
The fabricated data is influencing the U.K.’s net-zero emissions policies and energy bills.
Experts and journalists are demanding an open declaration of the data’s inaccuracy to avoid erroneous conclusions in scientific research.
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