BAROGRAPHS FOR SALE

I guess it was bound to happen - the temperature drop from a maximum of 84'F on Tuesday 26th May 2026 down to a maximum of 63'F a week later. As I pen this blog mid-morning on 4th June we are enjoying a downpour of biblical proportions and the temperature is hovering around 50'F.

Just a typical stormy winter's night in lowland Somerset, heavy rain at times, gusting Northerly winds reaching 50MPH, no snow but temperature down to a chilly 2'C. Goretti's deep low pressure system passed through quite quickly as you can see from the record on this monthly barograph. I've also shown Decembers barograph chart clearly showing a succession of low pressure systems.

I've seen numerous barograph charts over the years although most are either the old English style in inches, generally 28" - 31" or the more recent and now generally accepted 950 millibars to 1050 millibars.In France you can occasionally still see the equivalent range in millimeters 710 to 810. However, here's three which are quite unusual and not often seen. Can anyone add other strange ones? From the top down: A rare two weekly chart printed in inches. A highly graphic cha

I’ve recently had a print run of 300 standard barograph charts for a monthly clock rotation in the more commonly used millibars scale....

No, it's not about the time of year! Manufacture of the typical barograph has been in production for almost 150 years and over the...

A quiet, cool and benign start to the new year was rudely interupted by two vicious depressions which swept across the UK from 23rd...

Quite a lively one this, especially on the west of the UK. Here in Somerest I recorded a 70MPH gust at 03.08 on Saturday morning. My...

Here’s my monthly barograph recording for November 2024. Clearly a month of two halves – the first couple of weeks in Somerset were...

This chilling telegraph was received at the US Weather Bureau Washington, DC, on September 8th 1900 after the deadliest hurricane in...

Well, that was summer ending with a vengance! Here's a rainfall trace for Monday 23rd September. At the time I took this picture it was...

I'm often asked how is it possible to ship a barograph and other valuable instruments safely to all parts of the United Kingdom and even...

Storm Lilian made her presence felt overnight. Passing through Somerset in the early hours of 23rd August she dropped 4mm of rain in two...

. I acquired this oil painting from an eccentric instrument collector over 30 years ago. His favourite manufacturers were obviously...

I have recently posted a most interesting barograph on my website. It has a polished mahogany case with a mirror backing reflecting the...

Here’s an extract from my monthly barograph showing the first few turbulent days of January 2024. Storm Henk caused widespread disruption...

A very good friend and fellow enthusiast forwarded his barograph reading for the end of October and beginning of November which clearly...

You can see from the monthly records of pressure and temperature here in Somerset that it's been a fairly typical UK August! There were...

If proof were needed about our pleasant early summer in June followed by the gloomy July this year just look at the temperature readings...