184 years ago today an extreme windstorm hit Ireland & the UK, known as the 'Night of the Big Wind'. This event was one of the most severe & damaging windstorms to ever hit these islands.

We now need some help to learn from this event... #Archives

We have found a surprising number of locations with barometer measurements of pressure during Jan 1839. This should allow us to build a reanalysis to inform about the risks of such events today.

But, are there other sources we have not yet found?

@ed_hawkins Old ship logs? I know someone who used them on Twitter, but I can't seem to find his account anymore.
@vickyveritas thanks - yes, there are lots of ship logs in the UK National Archives but not managed to look at them yet.