It's the 100th anniversary of the shipping forecast this year.
Happy 100th birthday to the Shipping Forecast!
— Prof Richard Betts (@richardabetts) January 1, 2024
First broadcast on New Year's Day 1924
My initial @metoffice training included a day with the forecaster preparing the Shipping Forecast. It felt quite special to hear him rehearse aloud carefully-worded drafts to get it just right pic.twitter.com/JM9goUGYiB
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