Occasional Papers on meteorological history
Below are occasional papers on meteorological history. They include papers about the history of the Met Office, meteorological services leading to D-Day and many other topics.
The views, information and opinions expressed in these publications are solely those of the author in his or her private capacity and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Royal Meteorological Society or its Members. The Occasional Papers are edited by the History Group.
The image on the right shows a weather map from June 5 1944, the day before D-Day.
No 1: 'The Meteorological Forecasting Office at Heathrow' by R J Ogden
No 3: 'Meteorological Services Leading to D-Day' by R J Ogden
No 4: 'Meteorology and Aerial Navigation' by M E Crewe
No 5: 'A Short History of the British Rainfall Organization' by David E Pedgley
No 6: 'Air, Earth and Skies...and Man's Unconquerable Mind' by Joan M Kentworthy
No 7: 'Weather Services at War' by K D Anderson
No 8: 'The Met Office Grows Up: In War and Peace' by M E Crewe
No 9: 'An Experimental Measure' by Brian J Booth
No 10: 'Weather and Phenological Observations at Hurstpierpoint 1859 - 1862' by Hugh Thomas
No 11: 'The Ripon Meteorological Data Set for 1892 to 1895 as recorded by Charles Piazzi Smyth' by Howard Oliver
No 15: 'John Wesley, Travelling Weather Observer' by Howard Oliver
No 16: 'January 1809: Synoptic Meteorology of Floods and Storms over Britain' by David E Pedgley
No 17: 'The Field Courses of the Royal Meteorological Society' by Malcolm Walker
No 20: 'None but the brave. The story of the men of the wartime weather ships' by Brian J Booth