Weather Forecasting
Issue Date - February 1, 2024
SG Luke Howard, pioneer meteorologist, classified clouds in 1803 - 2nd
SG Storm barometer of Robert FitzRoy, founder of the Met Office in 1854 - 2nd
SG Terra Nova Expedition studied extreme weather in 1910-12 - 1st
SG Marine buoys collect data for the Shipping Forecast, first broadcast in 1924 - 1st
SG Weather observers were vital to the success of the D-Day invasion in 1944 - £2.00
SG Radar and computers improved forecasting accuracy from the 1950s - £2.00
SG Barbara Edwards became the first British female TV weather presenter in 1974 - £2.20
SG Supercomputers and satellites help track the Earths weather today - £2.20
First Day of Issue Official Covers
