Daily Weather Report 1914 — meaning of symbols used

[Historybuff]

I am interested in the weather conditions in Glasgow in the period leading up to August 4 when Britain declared war on Germany.

I have downloaded the appropriate reports and now need assistance in understanding the symbols and letters used in the 'Weather' columns of the report.

Some questions.

1 What do the symbols/letters mean?

2 Is there a comprehensive hand list of the symbols/letters?

3 Are the same symbols/letters used today?

Grateful for the advice and guidance of the forum members.

 

[Cambrian]

 Historybuff

They appear to be the old Beaufort letters, used up until around that time, but replaced very swiftly thereafter.

e.g. ogm at Lerwick is o = overcast, m = mist and g = gale (mean speed 34-47 knots over a period of 10 minutes or more).

cq at Stornaway : c = cloud covering 6 to 7 oktas (eighths of the sky); q = recent squall

They are listed in this document here: 

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/research/library-and-archive/library/publications/factsheets/factsheet_11-interpreting-weather-charts.pdf 

The really useful bit for these Beaufort letters gets going around page 29-30. There are some others relating to cloud cover on page 18.

It looks like you have many happy hours of meteorological detective work ahead! Best of luck. 

[Historybuff]

 Cambrian Thank you for your prompt and helpful response.

Also for the examples of the use of the Beaufort letters.

Once again many thanks