Publication details
Zprávy o počasí z let 1655-1656 v deníku Jana Františka Bruntálského z Vrbna
| Title in English | The Weather Observations from 1655-1656 in the Diary of Jan František Bruntálský of Vrbno |
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Časopis Matice moravské |
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| Field | Atmosphere sciences, meteorology |
| Keywords | Jan František Bruntálský of Vrbno; personal diary; weather observations; temperature indices |
| Description | Jan František Bruntálský of Vrbno (1634-1705), lord of Fulnek and owner of Paskov, Studénka and Mrač, belonged to significant representatives of the higher nobility with a number of posts in the land and court administration. His diary, written from January 1, 1655 to March 4, 1656, contains not only everyday life information, but also weather descriptions (air temperature, precipitation, wind, cloudiness, visibility). On the basis of those notes the weather in the aforementioned period can be ascertained and confronted with other sources on weather and similar phenomena in the Czech lands. The observationes of Bruntálský make it possible to create a list of weighted temperature indices compiled for regions in Germany or Switzerland. The analysed diary substantially broadens our horizons as to the weather in 1655-1656 in the Czech Lands and Central Europe and contributes to the weather mosaic in the period before systematic meteorological observations. |
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