Royal Met Soc History Group

21/10/2025

https://www.rmets.org/event/history-numerical-weather-prediction-uk

The meeting will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the operational implementation of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) in the Met Office in 1965. It will trace the subsequent development and use of NWP in the UK and will conclude with a discussion on the future of NWP in the light of the success of...

15/10/2024

https://www.rmets.org/event/history-climate-modelling

Climate models have been central in journey of climate change from a scientific curiosity to the leading global geopolitical issue - from understanding and simulating basic climate processes, to detection and attribution, through to predictions and projections. This meeting will look at the history....

04/05/2023

https://www.rmets.org/event/meteorology-weather-and-war-southeast-asia-malaya-c1940-1960

This talk interrogates the positioning of British colonial meteorology in Malaysia and Singapore from the 1940s to 1960. This period spanned a global conflict and an internecine war, effecting profound socio-political changes from which neither country would emerge the same. The meteorological servi...

18/04/2023

https://www.rmets.org/event/data-rescue-discovery-and-recovery-historic-climatic-observations

‘Data rescue’ encompasses the processes of seeking out, preserving and archiving historical datasets. Preservation is achieved by transcribing and digitising original manuscripts, a once-laborious process that has been transformed in the last few years by the use of citizen science projects. Thi...

19/10/2021

We wanted to let you know that a collaborative exhibition ‘Stormy Weather from Lore to Science’ has recently been re-established at the Royal Society Offices in London. At the moment the building is closed to all but invited visitors The majority of the subjects have been covered in Google Arts and Culture digital exhibitions so if you would like to get an idea of what is at the Royal Society please visit the virtual exhibitions here:

A series of fascinating Google Arts and Culture digital exhibitions featuring items from the archives of the Met Office and the Royal Society.

18/10/2021

There is a committee meeting tomorrow for the group, if you have any ideas for future meetings or events, let us know.

03/08/2021

A date for your diary - Saturday 12 March 2022. National meeting History of Climate Science Ideas and their Applications - https://www.rmets.org/event/history-climate-science-ideas-and-their-applications

23/07/2021

From the International Commission for the History of meteorology (ICHM) - I just wanted to draw your attention to the great history of meteorology content, which will take centre stage as part of the programme of the 26th International Congress of the History of Science and Technology taking place online next week.

ICHM have organised three symposia:

1. Crossing the borders between meteorology, climatology and geography
Tuesday 27 July: 10:00 – 12:00 (CEST/UTC+2)

2. Under Tropical Skies: Relocating Giants and Dwarfs in Meteorology
Session 1, Tuesday 27 July: 13:00 – 15:00 (CEST/UTC+2)
Session 2, Tuesday 27 July: 15:30 – 17:30 (CEST/UTC+2)

3. Reading the skies: exploring the intersection of ethnometeorology, folk traditions and meteorology
Session 1, Friday 30 July: 10:00 – 12:00 (CEST/UTC+2)
Session 2, Friday 30 July: 13:00 – 15:00 (CEST/UTC+2)

There are also a lot of ICHM member’s presenting history of meteorology and history of climatology focused papers in the stand alone paper sessions. I would encourage you all to take a look at the full programme:

Please, note that the programme is subject to change, and will be updated continuously up to the conference. If you have any comments or questions directly to the programme, please contact us at [email protected].

30/06/2021

Call for Papers: Past, Present, and Future of the History of Meteorology September 15, 2021, 13:00-16:00 UTC Online (Zoom)

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the International Commission for the History of Meteorology (ICHM) within the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. In celebration, ICHM will be holding an online conference reflecting on our discipline as a whole.
https://archive.org/details/ichm-20th-anniversary-video-full/ICHM+20th+Anniversary+Video+(Short).mp4

Deadline for abstracts (250 words): July 15, 2021
Format: 15-minute presentation followed by 15-minutes of discussion.

We welcome pre-recorded contributions if you are unable to attend live due to different time zones, and we are also willing to work with you to accommodate for your sleep schedule (e.g. putting your paper towards the end of the conference if you are on the US west coast).
Please send your submissions and any queries to Robert Naylor (conference organiser): [email protected]

A video created to commemorate and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the International Commission for the History of Meteorology. Created and narrated by...

12/06/2021

This week the Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of its prestigious awards for 2020, in recognition of people who have made significant contributions to the fields of weather, climate and other associated disciplines.

This week the Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of its prestigious awards for 2020, in recognition of people who have made significant contributions to the fields of weather, c…

07/06/2021

Today the Royal Met Society has publicised the award winners for 2020 to coincide with the AGM. These include the winner of the Malcolm Walker Award. I am delighted to report that this goes to Simon Lee of Reading University meteorology department. As well as being co-editor of 'Weather', Simon has diverse interests across meteorology and is a great enthusiast for the subject (especially evident in his twitter output) so on this basis alone he is a worthy winner of the prize. Further details are available to read here:

The Royal Meteorological Society is the Learned and Professional Society for weather and climate. Our mission is to promote the understanding and application of meteorology for the benefit of all.