Great Britain
Weather Forecasting
February 1, 2024
2nd: Luke Howard, pioneer meteorologist (1803)
2nd: Storm barometer of Robert FitzRoy (1854)
1st: Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1912)
1st: First broadcast for shipping forecast (924)
£2.00: Weather observers supporting the D-Day invasion (1944)
£2.00: Radar and computers improved forecasting (1950s)
£2.20: Barbara Edwards the first British female TV weather presenter (1974)
£2.20: Modern meteorology using supercomputers and satellites
