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Abstract. A new meteorological dataset derived from records of Antarctic automatic weather stations (here called the AntAWS dataset) at 3 h, daily and monthly resolutions including quality control information is presented here. This dataset integrates the measurements ofair temperature, air pressure, relative humidity, and wind speed anddirection from 267 Antarctic AWSs obtained from 1980 to 2021. The AWS spatial distribution remains heterogeneous, with the majority of instrumentslocated in near-coastal areas and only a few inland on the East Antarctic Plateau. Among these 267 AWSs, 63 have been operating for more than 20 years and 27 of them in excess of more than 30 years. Of the fivemeteorological parameters, the measurements of air temperature have the bestcontinuity and the highest data integrity. The overarching aim of thiscomprehensive compilation of AWS observations is to make these data easilyand widely accessible for efficient use in local, regional and continentalstudies; it may be accessed at https://doi.org/10.48567/key7-ch19 (Wang et al., 2022). This dataset isinvaluable for improved characterization of the surface climatology acrossthe Antarctic continent, to improve our understanding of Antarctic surfacesnow–atmosphere interactions including precipitation events associated with atmospheric rivers and to evaluate regional climate models ormeteorological reanalysis products.