The weather station is situated in the walled garden of Weston Park.
Weston Hall is a magnificent stately home that sits amongst 1,000 acres of well kept gardens at Weston Park.
The landscaped park, surrounding the house, was laid out by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in the 1760's. The Italianate gardens adjoining the house were devised in the later C19. (
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The weather station is surrounded by a wooden fence with a plaque that reads as follows;
'The Weston Weather Station
Daily rainfall and temperature
readings have been recorded from
here since 1866.
Rainfall figures are sent to the
Environment Agency on a monthly
basis to provide National
Weather Statistics.
Weston's Head Gardener records
this information at 9.00am
on every day of the year.'
Records recorded in 1911 and 1914 from the Weather books of the Weston Park Estate read as follows;
'Frost Kills Bracken at Weston, 9 June 1911
From the Weather Books of the Weston Park Estate
Date:9 June Max Temp:70 Min Temp:34 Wind: N Barometer:29.77 Rainfall: 0 Remarks: Much bracken in park killed by frost.
Much bracken in park killed by frost.'
'Great Heat at Weston Park, 27-30 June 1914
From the Weather Books of the Weston Park Estate
The summer of 1914 prior to the outbreak of the First World War was notable for its heat.
Reference: Staffordshire Record Office D1287
By courtesy of the Weston Park Foundation
© Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service
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Examples of information recorded in table form, from the Weather Books of the Weston Park Estate, can be seen at the following links;
Snow, Swallows and the Cuckoo Arrive at Weston-under Lizard, 16-23 April 1885: (
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A Very Cold Snap At Weston-under-Lizard, 15-23 February 1895: (
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White Christmas at Weston Park, 25-31 December 1906: (
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Deep Snow at Weston under Lizard, 26-31 January 1940: (
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Weston Park Website: (
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