Data Accumulates: An Ancient Observatory's Enduring Task
Blue Hill Observatory near Boston has logged weather data for 141 years straight since 1885. This data helps the National Weather Service and climate researchers.
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https://newsletter.tf/blue-hill-observatory-141-year-weather-record/
The Blue Hill Observatory has collected weather data every single day for 141 years, showing how weather has changed over time.
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https://newsletter.tf/blue-hill-observatory-141-year-weather-record/
#IndianaHistory: 110 years ago today (1916). ❄️
An Arctic front slammed Indy, dropping the temp from 68°F to 10°F in 24 hours. The next day hit -1°F!
Stay warm out there—at least we aren't dealing with a 69-degree drop today! 🧥⛄️
#OnThisDay in 1977: The "Big Freeze" hit Indiana. Temps dropped to record lows, sparking a month of brutal winter before the '78 Blizzard even arrived. ❄️
Who remembers their pipes freezing or the car not starting that morning? 🧤
If you're looking for a great #weatherhistory book as we look back on the anniversary of #HurricaneKatrina, I cannot recommend enough this great work by Erik Larson, #IsaacsStorm regarding the #1900Hurricane or the #GalvestonHurricane, landfall anniversary on 9/8.
DID YOU KNOW?
The first public daily forecasts in the 1860s were sent via telegraph, based on barometer readings & cloud notes from far-off observers.
Accuracy was shaky, but it launched modern forecasting. 🌤️
TODAY IN HISTORY: August 11, 1940 – A massive hurricane made landfall in South Carolina
Hurricane Able hit Beaufort, SC with 13-ft storm tide, 15+ inches rain.
Deadly landslides across GA, NC, TN, VA, 50 dead. Worst in decades — and a warning: without satellites, we’re flying blind. 🌊
⛅🐐 Weather forecasting began in dusty fields and on cloudy hills — reading goat behavior and skies, not satellites.
That primitive craft cast a long shadow into modern science.
https://brewminate.com/ancient-weather-forecasting-and-the-long-shadow-of-early-science/
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