Storm Aileen, 12-13 September 2017
Weather | September 13, 2017
Storm Aileen, 12-13 September 2017
After a period of very settled weather, Storm Aileen heralded the start of Autumn as she passed over last night, peaking at 2.41am, if the extremely strong gust that blew open one of the closed bedroom windows was anything to go by! Luckily window and glass survived the storm, as did the peacock whose usual roost is a tree at…
Operation Weather Rescue: Ben Nevis
Weather | September 10, 2017
Operation Weather Rescue: Ben Nevis
The BBC recently highlighted the project to digitise the metrological measurements taken at an observatory atop Ben Nevis between 1883 and 1904 so that the readings can be used by modern researchers. The article can be read here. Perfect for darker Autumn evenings, I’ve signed up to take part!
Storm Doris, 23 February 2017
Weather | March 1, 2017
Storm Doris, 23 February 2017
One of the benefits of sharing the Vavasseur Antiques office with several beautiful barographs is being able to watch weather patterns being recorded in real-time. The downward trend in pressure followed by the sharp upturn as Storm Doris passed over was particularly well demonstrated on the Short & Mason microbarograph…