Data for journalists and researchers
Our trackers read official feeds several times a day. These are the daily series behind them, free to use. Please credit PreparedBritain and link to the tracker page; the underlying figures stay under their publishers’ own terms.
One row per day, recorded only when the source itself published something new, so a quiet feed leaves a gap rather than a repeated figure. A few early points were carried forward from the day before; each CSV marks them. Last point recorded 22 September at 01:00.
Diesel, UK average pump price
Latest: 197.6 pence per litre (22 September 2026). On 20 July 2026: 170.3 pence per litre. 65 daily points.
UK forecourts in the open-data scheme; our sample differs from the RAC's, so compare trends rather than single pence. Source: CMA Fuel Finder open data (aggregated retailer feeds).
Petrol, UK average pump price
Latest: 173.1 pence per litre (22 September 2026). On 20 July 2026: 153.1 pence per litre. 65 daily points.
UK forecourts in the open-data scheme. Source: CMA Fuel Finder open data (aggregated retailer feeds).
Reservoir stocks, England
Latest: 56.1 per cent of capacity (18 September 2026). On 18 July 2026: 82.9 per cent of capacity. 54 daily points.
England only; the EA publishes weekly, so consecutive days can repeat the same report. Source: Environment Agency, Dry weather and drought in England (weekly summary).
Environment Agency areas in drought
Latest: 10 areas (18 September 2026). On 7 September 2026: 10 areas. 3 daily points.
England only; series starts 7 September 2026. Source: Environment Agency weekly drought report.
Water companies with a hosepipe ban in force
Latest: 10 companies (18 September 2026). On 18 July 2026: 5 companies. 54 daily points, 40 carried forward.
England and Wales. Points from 21 July to 29 August 2026 are carried forward (our sweep was frozen) and flagged. Source: Environment Agency weekly drought report (temporary use bans), plus Welsh company announcements.
Flood warnings in force, England
Latest: 0 warnings (22 September 2026). On 19 July 2026: 0 warnings. 66 daily points.
England only; one reading per day, not a daily total. Source: Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring API.
Met Office weather warnings in force
Latest: 0 warnings (22 September 2026). On 20 July 2026: 0 warnings. 65 daily points.
UK; one reading per day. Source: Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service.
Power cut incidents on three networks
Latest: 133 incidents (planned and unplanned) (22 September 2026). On 20 July 2026: 30 incidents (planned and unplanned). 65 daily points.
Three of Britain's six distribution networks, one snapshot a day. Not a national count and not a daily total. Source: Live outage feeds of National Grid (Midlands, South West, South Wales), Northern Powergrid and UK Power Networks.
Customers off supply on three networks
Latest: 6053 customers (22 September 2026). On 20 July 2026: 550 customers. 65 daily points.
Three of six networks, one snapshot a day, planned and unplanned together. Source: Live outage feeds of National Grid (Midlands, South West, South Wales), Northern Powergrid and UK Power Networks.
Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly
Latest: 3 °C (21 September 2026). On 24 July 2026: 2.1 °C. 48 daily points, 24 carried forward.
Weekly index; points from 6 to 29 August 2026 are carried forward and flagged. Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center weekly Niño indices.
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