Following the departure of the Spanish settlers, the Falkland Islands became the domain of whalers and sealers who used the islands to shelter from the worst of the South Atlantic weather.

The race became a round of the new European Championship in 1936, when stormy weather and a broken oil line led to a series of crashes, eliminating the Mercedes-Benzes of Chiron, Fagioli, and von Brauchitsch, as well as Bernd Rosemeyer's Typ C for newcomer Auto Union ; Rudolf Caracciola, proving the truth of his nickname, Regenmeister ( Rainmaster ), went on to win.

A weather vane, the figure of an old warrior called Old Thomas, was put on top of the spire of the Tallinn Town Hall in 1530 that became the symbol for the city.

Established in 1950, WMO became the specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology ( weather and climate ), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.

WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations in 1951 for meteorology ( weather and climate ), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.

As the weather turned colder and rations grew smaller, many soldiers became sick, and groups of men began to leave, most without permission.

As the telephone system grew, it became preferable to use cable rather than open wires to save space, and also to avoid poor performance during bad weather.

Bad weather prevented any useful observations, however Maskelyne used his journey to develop a method of determining longitude using the position of the moon, which became known as the lunar distance method.

During the postwar years engines became much larger and more powerful, and safety features such as deicing, navigation, and weather were added to the planes.

Opening on 1 October, the Battle of Le Transloy became bogged down as the weather broke, and heavy rain turned the churned battlefield into a quagmire.

He became convinced that high-altitude precision bombing would be ineffective, given the usually cloudy weather over Japan.

Most of its inhabitants became refugees in bitterly cold weather during the Evacuation of East Prussia.

After the advent of the telegraph, simultaneous surface weather observations became possible for the first time, and beginning in the late 1840s, the Smithsonian Institution became the first organization to draw real-time surface analyses.

The Byzantines were defeated by the conditions rather than by the Turks, the weather was very bad, large numbers of the army's horses died and provisions became scarce.

Big and small game became scarce due to the cold weather.

With this connection, space weather, as we now know it, became a subject of academic research within the study of solar physics.

The term space weather came into usage in the 1990s when it became apparent that the impact of the space environment on human systems demanded a more coordinated research and application framework.

After 1900, Zalma became the shipping center for an area about eight miles ( 13 km ) west and south for most of the year as the Brownwood Station could be used only in dry weather.

Due to good launch sites and favorable weather conditions, Ellenville became a major center for the development of hang gliding in the 1970s and 1980s.

In late March, the weather began to warm and the snow began to melt, so that the stream and one of its reservoirs ( known as the Third Water Dam ) became contaminated.

Besides, the enemy had again gained the weather gauge, the dangers of which became immediately clear as George Ayscue, seeing the two Admirals together in a vulnerable position, tried to isolate them ; with great difficulty they managed to return to their main force.

The apostles were formed by erosion: the harsh weather conditions from the Southern Ocean gradually eroded the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became arches, which in turn collapsed ; leaving rock stacks up to 45 metres high.

The eruption caused global climate anomalies that included the phenomenon known as " volcanic winter ": 1816 became known as the " Year Without a Summer " because of the effect on North American and European weather.

The weather turned very cold in the early months of 1979 with blizzards and deep snow, and it became the coldest since 1962 – 63, which added to people's misery.

A National Hurricane Center satellite specialist, James Lushine, stated " during very unstable weather conditions the downburst of cold air from aloft can hit the surface like a bomb, exploding outward like a giant squall line of wind and water.

The recent ice ages produced no significant glaciation in mainland Australia but long periods of cold and very dry weather.

The very power of the people appears to be " blowing " through the scene with the stormy weather, in a sense alluding to the storm that would be the revolution.

The weather being extreme, with very cold winters and very dry and hot summers, has resulted in widespread preparation and consumption of gazpacho in Castilla y León.

As compared to VFR flight, instrument pilots must meticulously evaluate weather, create a very detailed flight plan based around specific instrument departure, en route, and arrival procedures, and dispatch the flight.

Some ferries may delay — and in some situations cancel — trips during heavy weather, although this occurs very rarely.

While 1631 turned out to be a very good season, the following year, due to the weather and ice, only eight whales were caught.

The major characteristic of the climate is the contrast between a relatively rainy season from November to April and very dry weather for the rest of the year.

During the summer, the weather is very warm, though there are usually sea breezes, and frequently sunny.

Additionally, since weather may have eroded the earth and rock surrounding it, the entrance to an old mine in particular can be very dangerous.

Living off the land is not very easy when there is no food ready to eat, so there was, in theory at least, a prescribed " campaign season " that aimed to conduct warfare at a predictable time, when there would be both food on the ground and relatively good weather.

News is often restricted to the talk-heavy commuting hours, though weather updates are still very common throughout the day, even on these stations.

However, a temperate climate can have very unpredictable weather.

" Watson's servant girl is clumsy and careless " and " Watson has been very wet lately and has been out in vile weather ".

The domed stadium saved the crowd at the game from the very cold and snowy weather, but the weather did affect traffic and other logistical issues related to the game.

It depends on good snowfalls and very cold weather, to keep snowy ski trails in good condition and the many ice sculptures intact.

Apart from the bad and very cold weather, the dense forest and rough terrain also prevented proper use of the Allied air superiority which had great difficulties in spotting any targets.

The U. S. 110th Infantry Regiment had to clear the woods next to the River Kall, capture Simonskall, and maintain a supply route for the advance on Schmidt ; again, these were very difficult tasks due to weather, prepared defenses, determined defenders, and terrain.

However, the scheduled flight options are very limited, due to the airport's short runway and frequent closures under bad weather.

Use of advanced very high resolution infrared satellite imagery can be used, in the absence of cloudiness, to detect density discontinuities ( weather fronts ) such as cold fronts at ground level.

Cirriform-category clouds form at high tropospheric altitudes along the very leading edges of a frontal or low-pressure weather disturbance and often along the fringes of its other borders.

Although genus types with vertical extent are often considered a single family, the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO ) further distinguishes towering vertical clouds as a separate group by specifying that these very large cumuliform and cumulonimbiform types must be identified by their standard names or abbreviations in all aviation observations ( METARS ) and forecasts ( TAFS ) to warn pilots of possible severe weather and turbulance.

They occasionally form alongside cirrus or cirrostratus clouds at the very leading edge of an active weather system.