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After writing the first public weather forecast for 31 July 1861, he established the public weather forecast service in August 1861. First public weather forecast, written by Fitzroy, for 31 July...
- Met Office History
The Met Office was founded in 1854 in response to an...
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We are the national meteorological service for the UK. And...
- Met Office History
The Met Office was established on 1 August 1854 [5] as a small department within the Board of Trade under Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy as a service to mariners. The loss of the passenger vessel, the Royal Charter, and 459 lives off the coast of Anglesey in a violent storm in October 1859 led to the first gale warning service.
The Meteorological Office, or Met Office for short, was established in 1854 and issued its first storm warning in 1861. Today it is known as the United Kingdom’s national meteorological service and is at the forefront of critical weather services and world-leading climate science.
The Met Office is the UK's national meteorological service. We provide weather and climate-related services to the government, businesses, emergency responders and the public.
Malcolm Walker tells the story of the UK's national meteorological service – now known simply as the Met Office – from its formation in 1854 with a staff of four and a budget of a few thousand pounds, to its present position as a scientific and technological institution of national and international importance with a staff of nearly 2000 and a...
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