Five amazing finds from the Met Office archive

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  • 2 years ago
Delving into the National Meteorological Archive we have found lots of interesting records of weather, dating as far back as c1200.

From messages in a bottle to the birth of the Beaufort Scale, these five discoveries give an interesting glimpse into the history of weather forecasting.
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