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!

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…