Data from: Are historical trends in weather consistent with model predictions in the Central United States?

<p dir="ltr">This dataset includes the monthly and daily data used for the analysis of historical and future trends in precipitation and temperature at five Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) sites: Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) in Michigan, Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB) in Iowa, Central Mississippi River Basin (CMRB) in Missouri, Southern Plains (SP) in Oklahoma, and Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) in Mississippi. Historical data include the longest available record of daily precipitation, minimum temperature, and maximum temperature at weather stations from KBS, UMRB, CMRB, and LMRB, and the monthly 1895-2020 data from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration for the climate divisions that represent the five LTAR sites. Future data include 2020-2100 monthly predictions for the five sites from 26 Earth System Models and two Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSP): the middle of the road SSP245 (a continuation of current emission rates and geo-political conditions), and the fossil fueled development scenario SSP 585 (intensification of fossil fuel energy sources and corresponding emissions). In addition, the data includes the trends calculated from historical and future data, snippets of R code used to calculate these trends, and README files that detail the content of each file.</p><p dir="ltr">Trends in records of 50 years or more showed that temperatures have changed from 1900-2020, more for minimum (0.1 - 0.3 ℃ decade^-1) than maximum (-0.1 - 0.2 ℃decade^-1), more for winter (-0.1 - 0.3 ℃decade^-1) than summer (-0.1 - 0.1 ℃ decade^-1), and more often in the north than in the south. Except in Mississippi, annual precipitation has increased at rates of 25 mm decade^-1 or greater over 1950-2020, but monthly trends were inconsistent. Projected trends suggest continued temperature increases, highlighting the need for research on management systems that are resilient to such increases.</p>