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[skipman]

Part 2

Right Click in " Weather " box  Left Click on " Add row "



A  new row appears



Enter Afternoon in " Day " box



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[skipman]

Part 3

Right Click in " Weather " box  Left Click on " Add row "  a new row appears



Repeat for Early Evening, and  Evening. EDIT (NOW EVENING AND NIGHT)



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[skipman]

Part 4

Add data here  Rain 5 am etc etc etc



To add another entry in the "Morning " Right click in weather box



Left click on " Add row "



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[skipman]

Part 5

A new row appears



Add Data and repeat for any other extra entries



When finished Left Click on Save in EasyEdit Toolbar



Hope that makes sense. I think it is a better way of adding information.

Mike

[Charles Fair]

Jim_Grundy, on 15 January 2012 - 08:41 AM, said:

Just found this website: http://www.oldweather.org/.

There is an article on this project in the current Feb 2012 issue of Scientfic American: click here.

[skipman]

GRUMPY, on 31 December 2011 - 06:33 PM, said:

Surely the Met Office has OFFICIAL AUTHORITATIVE data? With measurements, not subjective reactions?

There were a goodly number of Met Men deployed for various reasons.

I must declare an interest: ex-Chief Met Officer British Forces Germany 1989 to 1995-ish.

Just having a look through this again, and of course you are right Grumpy. I'm plugging away with Official History data, which is as near as Official authoritative information as is available to me at the moment. I have no doubt, made mistakes with some entries, so treat with caution, but hope it's of use to somebody. As time goes by, hopefully more accurate info can be added, with temperatures, and rainfall data. Early days, and feel free to add honest criticism. I would rather know it was ******** than blunder on.

Cheers Mike

[David Underdown]

How much of an official Met Office presence was there on the Western Front?  Did GHQ have forecasters on tap as it were?

[David Underdown]

Answering my own question, the online catalogue of the Met Office archives suggests that there would be relevant stuff in W05 R3, one title in this class is "Papers connected with meteorology and work at General Head Quarters in France during World War I", http://library.metof...ord=b1512123~S1

[skipman]

Thanks very much David. Haven't much time at moment, but will have a look later.

Cheers Mike

[skipman]

Wetpaint are in the process of, or have already, upgraded their servers, and as a result the site is much faster (well it is at the moment) In the future it should be a lot faster, if not of more use?

Grumpy's point Click  " Surely the Met Office has OFFICIAL AUTHORITATIVE data? With measurements, not subjective reactions? " is obviously a good one, but, the official weather reports will not give the weather conditions that affected an action, at a particular place/time, for example from the Official History;

Friday 12/3/1915 " At 5 am the German infantry moved forward to counter-attack. Day was beginning to break, but a thick mist effectually covered from view the advancing lines until they were some 60 yds from the British front trenches. Neuve Chapelle. " Obviously Met Office reports do not give the information, that attacking troops were hidden from the defending troops, until within 60 yards of them?

If 2 or 3 sources can be added agreeing on the weather at a particular place/time, that should be useful?

Mike

[skipman]

From Wetpaint

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Mike

[ianjonescl]

Mike

Good news.

It may be worth doing a backup before they start messing about with servers !!!!

Ian

[skipman]

ianjonescl, on 10 March 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

Mike

Good news.

It may be worth doing a backup before they start messing about with servers !!!!

Ian

Good thinking, and have done.

Cheers Mike

[ianjonescl]

Mike

Likewise.....so we should be ok.

Ian

[skipman]

The weather has been very quiet of late.  

Found this that might be of interest to some?

Click

Mike

[ianjonescl]

Mike

Great find.

I will add the information to the Western Front year pages.

Ian

[skipman]

Cheers Ian, there's an 'English' button top right=ish.

Mike

[ianjonescl]

skipman, on 25 April 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:

Cheers Ian, there's an 'English' button top right=ish.

Mike

Mike

Just updated the year pages.


Tried the English button and it through a wobbly. I wil try to look around the site to see what information is there. However, just off to Greyfriar's.

Ian

[skipman]

More weather data Here

Rainfall etc, from various weather stations around France. Should be useful?



Mike

[skipman]

Excellent Temperature and Isobar charts for 1914 from Météo Passion

Hopefully 1915-1918 will be added some time?

Mike