150 years of forecasting
Met Office celebrates 150 years of forecasting for the Nation
Monday 1st of August 2011 is a very special day for the Met Office. We will be celebrating 150 years of forecasting for the nation, marking the anniversary of the first ever public weather forecast appearing in print.
Starting with the lines "general weather probable in the next two days", the short piece which appeared in on page 10 of the The Times in 1861 was a bold move which started forecasting as we know it today.
It was, of course, the hottest day forecast since records began....
Comments
My favourite UK weather forecast:
"Sunny periods with scattered showers"
Posted by: Robert of Ottawa | August 1, 2011 3:56 PM