Gridded historical climate data over China, spanning 1851 to 2010. Dynamically downscaled to 25km resolution using the PRECIS2.0 (HadRM3P) Met Office regional climate model, driven by 20th century reanalysis (20CRv2c, NOAA/ESRL PSD 20th Century Reanalysis version 2c, ensemble member 37). This data has been un-rotated to true latitude longitude coordinates from its original rotate pole frame of reference. For more information on the PRECIS regional climate model, visit www.metoffice.gov.uk/precis. Data near the boundaries should be used with caution due to model configuration aspects of regional climate modelling, and the interpolation method applied. Domain: 17N to 58.84N, 73E to 135.7E Countries covered: China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Kyrgzstan, and northern parts of India, Myanmar, Lao PDR & Vietnam. Variables: pr (mean precipitation flux), tm (mean surface temperature), tn (minimum surface temperature) & tx (maximum surface temperature) Time averaging: monthly This data set supplements the equivalent downscaled ERA-Interim data set: Downscaled ERA-Interim gridded historical climate data over China (1980-2010) doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2600192

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This work and its authors were supported by the UK-China Research & Innovation Partnership Fund through the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) China as part of the Newton Fund.