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Since the office opened in 1946 there has been a detailed record of the various meteorological elements made every hour of every day and also every half hour during airport operational hours. These records have now been transferred to computer databases where the data can be easily accessed and manipulated.

As well as the 700,000 + meteorological observations made at Ronaldsway we also hold limited data for Douglas going back to 1868. The lightkeepers at Pt. of Ayre and Calf of Man gave us 3 hourly observations until they were automated in the early 1990's. The Pt. of Ayre now has an automatic station which we interrogate regularly as does the Brandywell junction on the mountain road. This remote site at 1500' provides us with a warning of ice, fog and high winds that motorists may face over the mountain. Further automatic weather stations are expected to be set up to monitor rainfall rates and help with the efficient running of the IRIS sewage/storm water project.

There are also many dedicated amateur meteorologist's on the island who send us accurate daily reports of rainfall and temperature from their locations each month. We currently receive monthly reports of rainfall from 18 different sites, and have historical data for around 50 locations.

Many schools are now studying meteorology in depth and the data they record can be useful where we previously have had little information.

If you require any climatological information, present or historical, you should contact us

Or speak to the senior forecaster on :- 01624 821640

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