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Meteorologická pozorování Josefa Lukotky ve Vsetíně v letech 1903-1923
| Title in English | Meteorological observations made by Josef Lukotka in the town of Vsetín through the years 1903-1923 |
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Meteorologické zprávy |
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| Field | Atmosphere sciences, meteorology |
| Keywords | meteorological observation; air temperature; precipitation; meteorological phenomena; weather extremes; Vsetín; Josef Lukotka |
| Description | Meteorological measurements and observations made by individuals may sometimes supplement standard meteorological observations. Josef Lukotka (1865–1925) was a chronicler in the Valašsko region of the Czech Lands who provided such weather observations and temperature measurements in the town of Vsetín. At first, starting in 1903, his weather records were couched in classical “annalist” terms, but they quickly adopted the form of systematic daily weather records, with readings of air temperatures for morning, noon and afternoon/evening, albeit somewhat unstably. They end with a record for 29 November 1923. In this contribution, his air temperature measurements and frequency of precipitation days are compared with data from the standard meteorological stations in Vsetín. The results of temperature, precipitation and meteorological phenomena (thunderstorm, fog) variability according to Lukotka in Vsetín for the 1903–1923 period are supplemented with information about floods, droughts, windstorms, early and late frosts, and convective storms, the course and impacts of which Lukotka often described. His analysis demonstrates that, even during a period of systematic meteorological observations provided by an official body (the meteorological survey), observations that individuals provided outside the regular station network may well impart important additional information. |
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