diff --git a/conf/archive.yml b/conf/archive.yml
index 0251beaf4151ce8c90b26094531d640f68d0a4cc..f27c74409cc73143b773e0e486c4d1e03fc9b62e 100644
--- a/conf/archive.yml
+++ b/conf/archive.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 archive:
     src: "/esarchive/"
     System:
@@ -7,14 +5,18 @@ archive:
             name: "ECMWF SEAS5"
             institution: "European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts"
             src: "exp/ecmwf/system5c3s/"
-            daily_mean: {"tas":"_f6h/", "rsds":"_s0-24h/", "prlr":"_s0-24h/",
-                         "sfcWind":"_f6h/", "tasmin":"_f24h/", "tasmax":"_f24h/",
+            daily_mean: {"tas":"_f6h/", "rsds":"_s0-24h/",
+                         "prlr":"_s0-24h/", "sfcWind":"_f6h/",
+                         "tasmin":"_f24h/", "tasmax":"_f24h/",
                          "ta300":"_f12h/", "ta500":"_f12h/", "ta850":"_f12h/",
-                         "g300":"_f12h/", "g500":"_f12h/", "g850":"_f12h/"}
-            monthly_mean: {"tas":"_f6h/", "rsds":"_s0-24h/", "prlr":"_s0-24h/",
-                           "sfcWind":"_f6h/", "tasmin":"_f24h/", "tasmax":"_f24h/",
+                         "g300":"_f12h/", "g500":"_f12h/", "g850":"_f12h/",
+                         "tdps":"_f6h/", "hurs":"_f6h/"}
+            monthly_mean: {"tas":"_f6h/", "rsds":"_s0-24h/",
+                           "prlr":"_s0-24h/", "sfcWind":"_f6h/",
+                           "tasmin":"_f24h/", "tasmax":"_f24h/",
                            "ta300":"_f12h/", "ta500":"_f12h/", "ta850":"_f12h/",
-                           "g300":"_f12h/", "g500":"_f12h/", "g850":"_f12h/"}
+                           "g300":"_f12h/", "g500":"_f12h/", "g850":"_f12h/",
+                           "tdps":"_f6h/"}
             nmember:
               fcst: 51
               hcst: 25
@@ -113,18 +115,31 @@ archive:
             name: "ERA5"
             institution: "European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts"
             src: "recon/ecmwf/era5/"
-            daily_mean: {"tas":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "rsds":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                         "prlr":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "g300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                         "g500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "g850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                         "sfcWind":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "tasmax":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                         "tasmin":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "ta300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                         "ta500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "ta850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/"}
-            monthly_mean: {"tas":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "rsds":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                           "prlr":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "g300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                           "g500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "g850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                           "sfcWind":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "tasmax":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                           "tasmin":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "ta300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
-                           "ta500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", "ta850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/"}
+            daily_mean: {"tas":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "rsds":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "prlr":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                          "g300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "g500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "g850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "sfcWind":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "tasmax":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "tasmin":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "ta300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "ta500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", 
+                         "ta850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                         "hurs":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/"}
+            monthly_mean: {"tas":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "prlr":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "rsds":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "g300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "g500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "g850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "sfcWind":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "tasmax":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "tasmin":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "ta300":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/",
+                           "ta500":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/", 
+                           "ta850":"_f1h-r1440x721cds/"}
             calendar: "standard"
             reference_grid: "/esarchive/recon/ecmwf/era5/monthly_mean/tas_f1h-r1440x721cds/tas_201805.nc"
         era5land:
@@ -135,7 +150,8 @@ archive:
                          "prlr":"_f1h/", "sfcWind":"_f1h/"}
             monthly_mean: {"tas":"_f1h/","tasmin":"_f24h/",
                            "tasmax":"_f24h/", "prlr":"_f1h/",
-                           "sfcWind":"_f1h/", "rsds":"_f1h/"}
+                           "sfcWind":"_f1h/", "rsds":"_f1h/",
+                           "tdps":"_f1h/"}
             calendar: "proleptic_gregorian"
             reference_grid: "/esarchive/recon/ecmwf/era5land/daily_mean/tas_f1h/tas_201805.nc"
         uerra:
diff --git a/conf/variable-dictionary.yml b/conf/variable-dictionary.yml
index 994256ced8cabf3b36f779b48de8f5f72e24d424..18e694bac67ac23832535ce5f4379a5ef6c6a61e 100644
--- a/conf/variable-dictionary.yml
+++ b/conf/variable-dictionary.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 vars:
 ## NOTE: The units field in this file corresponds to CMOR standards.
 ## Some variables in esarchive may have different units than stated here.
@@ -46,6 +45,11 @@ vars:
     long_name: "Surface Temperature"
     standard_name: "surface_temperature"
     accum: no
+  tdps:
+    units: "K"
+    long_name: "2 metre dewpoint temperature"
+    standard_name: 
+    accum: no
   sfcWind:
     units: "m s-1"
     long_name: "Near-Surface Wind Speed"