Durham Weather and Climate since 1841 Hardback
by Stephen (Visiting Fellow, Visiting Fellow, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading) Burt, Tim (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, Department of Geography, Durham University) Burt
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The British have always been obsessed by the weather.
Astronomers at Durham Observatory began weather observations in 1841; weather records continue unbroken to this day, one of the longest continuous series of single-site weather records in Europe.
Durham Weather and Climate since 1841 represents the first full publication of this newly digitised record of English weather, which will be of lasting appeal to interested readers and climate researchers alike.
The book celebrates 180 years of weather in north-east England by describing how the records were (and are) made and the people who made them, examines monthly and seasonal weather patterns and extremes across two centuries, and considers long-term climate change.
Local documentary sources and contemporary photographs bring the statistics to life, from the great flood of 1771 and skating on the frozen River Wear in February 1895 right up to Durham's hottest-ever day in July 2019 and its wettest winter in 2021.
Extensive links are provided to full daily weather records back to 1843.
This volume is a sister publication to Oxford Weather and Climate since 1767 by the same authors, published by Oxford University Press in 2019.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:608 pages, 213 line drawings and halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2022
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- ISBN:9780198870517
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:608 pages, 213 line drawings and halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198870517