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  • Daily Weather Report 1921 - 1930

Archive
Bib No.:
  • 626308
Level:
  • Sub Series
Archive Reference:
  • MET/2/4/2/1/7
Creator:
  • Meteorological Office
Corporate Author:
  • Air Ministry, Meteorological Office.
Date:
  • 1921 - 1930
Extent of unit:
  • 40 volumes and 10x boxes loose duplicates
Description:
  • Page 1: Tables of selected UK Stations containing reports for 0100, 0700, 1300 and 1800, and table of stations reporting at 0700 and 1800. Elements reported: pressure, wind, weather, temperature, humidity, visibility, cloud and sea disturbance. Page 2: summary of conditions in districts at 7am and forecast for districts - both for 20 districts, also general inference page 3: main synoptic chart for morning and inference dropped, page 4: table of observations from health reports, sunrise and sunset times, London observations, summaries for the past 24hours for selected stations and notes on the weather of yesterday. Monthly summary became 4 pages long providing general monthly summary and data. Page 4 contains depiction of variation in pressure from Iceland to the Gulf of Lyons. From 1st December full observations provided for Cross Channel Steamers. From March 1930 new format and Met Office crest used for the first time. Significant increase in selected stations on pages 1 and 4, elements remain the same. All stations provide observations at 0100, 0700, 1300 and 1800. Page 2: Table of health resorts, forecasts for 24hrs for 20 districts, General Inference, Further Outlook and Synoptic Chart for 0700. Page 3: contains chart of weather in the Northern Hemisphere for the morning (observations not synchronous). Page 4 includes London observations and a few foreign observations. 

    Daily weather reports later known as daily weather summaries.

Media Type:
  • Data
Language:
  • English
Geographical Term (in development):
  • British Isles
Conditions Governing Access:
  • Open
Conditions Governing Reproduction:
Owning Organisation:
  • Met Office
Location:
  • Archive Exeter
Collection:
  • Archive Collection
Status:
  • Reference Only
Location (Room/Bay):
  • Y04.F4-E2 (loose Y04.C3-C4)
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