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Story: Weather forecasting

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early forecasting

  3. Recording information

  4. Making forecasts

  5. Using climate data

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early forecasting

The Resolution in a storm

The Resolution in a storm

Lighthouse, Nugget Point

Lighthouse, Nugget Point

Weather diagrams

Weather diagrams

Rain gauge

Rain gauge (1st of 2)

Radio equipment

Radio equipment (2nd of 2)

Funding cutbacks

Funding cutbacks

From page 2 - Recording information

Weather watching

Weather watching

Weather balloons

Weather balloons

Satellite image

Satellite image

From page 3 - Making forecasts

A meteorologist at work

A meteorologist at work

Television weather forecasts

Television weather forecasts

Weather map symbols

Weather map symbols

From page 4 - Using climate data

Meteorological table, 1849

Meteorological table, 1849

Wind roses

Wind roses

Stevenson screen

Stevenson screen

How to cite this page:

Erick Brenstrum, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/weather-forecasting/media (accessed 18 August 2022)

Story by Erick Brenstrum, published 12 Jun 2006, updated 1 Jun 2016

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