Oxford weather and climate since 1767 / Stephen Burt, Tim Burt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burt, Stephen, FRMetS, author.

Burt, Tim, 1951- author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oxford (England)--Climate--History.

Oxford (England).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 513 pages : illustrations (color and black and white), maps (color and black and white) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

Part 1 Oxford's weather and climate

1 Oxford-Its regional, economic and climatic setting p. 3

2 Weather observations in Oxford p. 6

3 Oxford's urban growth and its potential impact on the local climate p. 28

4 Oxford's weather in its regional context p. 38

5 Long-period weather observations elsewhere in the British Isles and Europe p. 56

Part 2 Oxford weather through the year

6 The annual cycle p. 71

19 The calendar year p. 191

Part 3 Oxford weather through the seasons

Part 4 Long-term climate change in Oxford

24 Climate change in Oxford p. 251

Part 5 Chronology of noteworthy weather events in and around Oxford

Part 6 Oxford weather averages and extremes

26 Warmest, driest, sunniest,... p. 313

27 Earliest and latest dates p. 315

28 Droughts and wet spells p. 318

29 Oxford's 'top ten' extremes p. 325

30 Notable heatwaves and cold spells, sunny and dull periods, in Oxford since 1815 p. 338.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0198834632

9780198834632

OCLC:

1076661412

Publisher Number:

99981526411