diff --git a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/monitor/multi_datasets.py b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/monitor/multi_datasets.py
index ce78ed07ac..e8483cd415 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/monitor/multi_datasets.py
+++ b/esmvaltool/diag_scripts/monitor/multi_datasets.py
@@ -742,7 +742,11 @@ def plot_settings(self) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
             },
             "map": {
                 "function": partial(self.create_2d_plot, "map"),
-                "coords": (["longitude", "latitude"],),
+                "coords": (
+                    ["longitude", "latitude"],
+                    ["grid_longitude", "grid_latitude"],
+                    ["projection_x_coordinate", "projection_y_coordinate"],
+                ),
                 "provenance": {
                     "authors": ["schlund_manuel"],
                     "caption": "Map plot of {long_name} of dataset {alias}.",
diff --git a/esmvaltool/recipes/examples/recipe_cordex-cmip5.yml b/esmvaltool/recipes/examples/recipe_cordex-cmip5.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53685421f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esmvaltool/recipes/examples/recipe_cordex-cmip5.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,676 @@
+documentation:
+  title: |
+    Example recipe that loads CORDEX-CMIP5 datasets.
+  description: |
+    This is an example recipe that loads CORDEX-CMIP5 datasets.
+    It computes the climatology for surface temperature (ts) and
+    plots the bias against the ESA CCI Land Surface Temperature dataset.
+  authors:
+    - loosveldt-tomas_saskia
+    - andela_bouwe
+  maintainer:
+    - loosveldt-tomas_saskia
+
+preprocessors:
+  ts_pp:
+    custom_order: true
+    monthly_statistics:
+      operator: mean
+    climate_statistics:
+      period: full
+      operator: mean
+    mask_landsea:
+      mask_out: sea
+    regrid:
+      target_grid: RCA4
+      scheme: 'linear'
+    multi_model_statistics: # fails because of different data types in CCLM4-8-17 and issue in regrid that removes coordinates prevents the merging of cubes
+     span: overlap
+     statistics: [mean]
+     exclude: [reference_dataset]
+         #
+
+datasets:
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: CCLM4-8-17
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom
+    rcm_version: v1
+    mip: day
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: ALADIN53
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CNRM
+    rcm_version: v1 # non-monotonic coordinates, ts values seem wrong (in celsius when they should be kelvin) and sftlf has wrong values (should be %, is units). correct coordinates seem to be the ones in sftlf. false easting and false northing should be 0
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: CCLM4-8-17
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r12i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom
+    rcm_version: v1 #fails due to assuming in the fixes all variables have a time coordinate
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r12i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r12i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r1i1p1
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2015
+    driver: IPSL-IPSL-CM5A-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: GERICS
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: IPSL-IPSL-CM5A-MR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: IPSL-IPSL-CM5A-MR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: CCLM4-8-17
+    driver: MOHC-HadGEM2-ES
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: MOHC-HadGEM2-ES
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: MOHC-HadGEM2-ES
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: CCLM4-8-17
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2009
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: MPI-CSC
+    rcm_version: v1 # Differences between the original grid and the standardised grid are above 10e-4 degrees
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1a
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2009
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r2i1p1
+    institute: MPI-CSC
+    rcm_version: v1 # Differences between the original grid and the standardised grid are above 10e-4 degrees
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2015
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: GERICS
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: NCC-NorESM1-M
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RACMO22E
+    driver: NCC-NorESM1-M
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: KNMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2015
+    driver: NCC-NorESM1-M
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: GERICS
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2015
+    driver: NOAA-GFDL-GFDL-ESM2G
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: GERICS
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r12i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: MOHC-HadGEM2-ES
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r2i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: COSMO-crCLIM-v1-1
+    driver: NCC-NorESM1-M
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CLMcom-ETH
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: ALADIN63
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CNRM
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: ALADIN63
+    driver: MOHC-HadGEM2-ES
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CNRM
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: ALADIN63
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CNRM
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: ALADIN63
+    driver: NCC-NorESM1-M
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: CNRM
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r12i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: IPSL-IPSL-CM5A-MR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: MOHC-HadGEM2-ES
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HIRHAM5
+    driver: NCC-NorESM1-M
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: DMI
+    rcm_version: v3
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2015
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: GERICS
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: REMO2015
+    driver: IPSL-IPSL-CM5A-MR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: GERICS
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HadREM3-GA7-05
+    driver: CNRM-CERFACS-CNRM-CM5
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: MOHC
+    rcm_version: v2
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HadREM3-GA7-05
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r12i1p1
+    institute: MOHC
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HadREM3-GA7-05
+    driver: MOHC-HadGEM2-ES
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: MOHC
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: HadREM3-GA7-05
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: MOHC
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: ICHEC-EC-EARTH
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r2i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: MPI-M-MPI-ESM-LR
+    ensemble: r3i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+  - project: CORDEX
+    domain: EUR-11
+    dataset: RCA4
+    driver: NCC-NorESM1-M
+    ensemble: r1i1p1
+    institute: SMHI
+    rcm_version: v1
+    supplementary_variables:
+      - short_name: sftlf
+        mip: fx
+        ensemble: r0i0p0
+
+
+
+diagnostics:
+  bias:
+    variables:
+      ts:
+        short_name: ts
+        mip: day
+        exp: historical
+        timerange: 2003/2005
+        preprocessor: ts_pp
+        reference_dataset: ESACCI-LST
+        additional_datasets:
+          - {project: OBS, tier: 2 , dataset: ESACCI-LST, type: sat, version: '1.00', mip: Amon, reference_for_monitor_diags: true}
+    scripts:
+      plot: &plot_multi_dataset_default
+        plot_folder: '{plot_dir}'
+        plot_filename: '{plot_type}_{real_name}_{alias}_{mip}'
+        facet_used_for_labels: 'alias'
+        script: monitor/multi_datasets.py
+        plots:
+          map:
+            common_cbar: true
+            fontsize: 10
+            show_stats: false
+            plot_kwargs_bias:
+              levels: [-10.0, -7.5, -5.0, -2.5, 0.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0]
+              x_pos_stats_avg: 0.5
+              x_pos_stats_bias: 0.5