Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1345-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1345-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| Highlight paper
| 
22 Jul 2019
Research article | Highlight paper |
| 22 Jul 2019
| 22 Jul 2019
Early instrumental meteorological measurements in Switzerland
Lucas Pfister
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Franziska Hupfer
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Yuri Brugnara
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Lukas Munz
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Leonie Villiger
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Lukas Meyer
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Mikhaël Schwander
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Francesco Alessandro Isotta
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich,
Switzerland
Christian Rohr
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of History, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Stefan Brönnimann
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Viewed
Total article views: 6,997 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 14 Mar 2019)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,188 | 1,677 | 132 | 6,997 | 302 | 105 | 103 |
- HTML: 5,188
- PDF: 1,677
- XML: 132
- Total: 6,997
- Supplement: 302
- BibTeX: 105
- EndNote: 103
Total article views: 6,030 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 22 Jul 2019)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,714 | 1,205 | 111 | 6,030 | 177 | 99 | 93 |
- HTML: 4,714
- PDF: 1,205
- XML: 111
- Total: 6,030
- Supplement: 177
- BibTeX: 99
- EndNote: 93
Total article views: 967 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 14 Mar 2019)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474 | 472 | 21 | 967 | 125 | 6 | 10 |
- HTML: 474
- PDF: 472
- XML: 21
- Total: 967
- Supplement: 125
- BibTeX: 6
- EndNote: 10
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 6,997 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 6,316 with geography defined
and 681 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 6,030 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 5,459 with geography defined
and 571 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 967 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 857 with geography defined
and 110 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
21 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Ukrainian early (pre‐1850) historical weather observations O. Skrynyk et al. 10.1002/gdj3.108
- Weather type reconstruction using machine learning approaches L. Pfister et al. 10.5194/wcd-6-571-2025
- Statistical reconstruction of daily temperature and sea level pressure in Europe for the severe winter 1788/89 D. Pappert et al. 10.5194/cp-18-2545-2022
- Changes in size of key indicators used in palaeolimnological studies: A critical review V. Sysoev et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104995
- Key problems in early wine-spirit thermometers and the “true Réaumur” thermometer D. Camuffo 10.1007/s10584-020-02910-3
- A 258-year-long data set of temperature and precipitation fields for Switzerland since 1763 N. Imfeld et al. 10.5194/cp-19-703-2023
- How the rain-gauge threshold affects the precipitation frequency and amount D. Camuffo et al. 10.1007/s10584-021-03283-x
- Evaluation of the Homogenization Adjustments Applied to European Temperature Records in the Global Historical Climatology Network Dataset P. O’Neill et al. 10.3390/atmos13020285
- Multiproxy tree ring reconstruction of glacier mass balance: insights from Pinus cembra trees growing near Silvretta Glacier (Swiss Alps) J. Lopez-Saez et al. 10.5194/cp-20-1251-2024
- Climate variability and grain production in Scania, 1702–1911 M. Skoglund 10.5194/cp-18-405-2022
- From climate to weather reconstructions S. Brönnimann & X. Wang 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000034
- Statistical reconstruction of daily precipitation and temperature fields in Switzerland back to 1864 L. Pfister et al. 10.5194/cp-16-663-2020
- A comparison between different methods to fill gaps in early precipitation series D. Camuffo et al. 10.1007/s12665-022-10467-w
- Dynamical downscaling and data assimilation for a cold-air outbreak in the European Alps during the Year Without a Summer of 1816 P. Stucki et al. 10.5194/cp-20-2327-2024
- Pre-industrial temperature variability on the Swiss Plateau derived from the instrumental daily series of Bern and Zurich Y. Brugnara et al. 10.5194/cp-18-2357-2022
- Earliest meteorological readings in San Fernando (Cádiz, Spain, 1799–1813) N. Bravo-Paredes et al. 10.5194/cp-19-1397-2023
- Reconstruction of Summer Rainfall over the Last Five Centuries Based on Oak Chronology (Western Pomerania, Poland) A. Cedro et al. 10.3390/atmos15091047
- Synthetic weather diaries: concept and application to Swiss weather in 1816 S. Brönnimann 10.5194/cp-16-1937-2020
- Early instrumental meteorological observations in Switzerland: 1708–1873 Y. Brugnara et al. 10.5194/essd-12-1179-2020
- Unlocking weather observations from the Societas Meteorologica Palatina (1781–1792) D. Pappert et al. 10.5194/cp-17-2361-2021
- Extreme temperature of the mid-eighteenth century as compared to todays in Beijing Y. Ren et al. 10.1007/s10584-021-03063-7
20 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Ukrainian early (pre‐1850) historical weather observations O. Skrynyk et al. 10.1002/gdj3.108
- Weather type reconstruction using machine learning approaches L. Pfister et al. 10.5194/wcd-6-571-2025
- Statistical reconstruction of daily temperature and sea level pressure in Europe for the severe winter 1788/89 D. Pappert et al. 10.5194/cp-18-2545-2022
- Changes in size of key indicators used in palaeolimnological studies: A critical review V. Sysoev et al. 10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104995
- Key problems in early wine-spirit thermometers and the “true Réaumur” thermometer D. Camuffo 10.1007/s10584-020-02910-3
- A 258-year-long data set of temperature and precipitation fields for Switzerland since 1763 N. Imfeld et al. 10.5194/cp-19-703-2023
- How the rain-gauge threshold affects the precipitation frequency and amount D. Camuffo et al. 10.1007/s10584-021-03283-x
- Evaluation of the Homogenization Adjustments Applied to European Temperature Records in the Global Historical Climatology Network Dataset P. O’Neill et al. 10.3390/atmos13020285
- Multiproxy tree ring reconstruction of glacier mass balance: insights from Pinus cembra trees growing near Silvretta Glacier (Swiss Alps) J. Lopez-Saez et al. 10.5194/cp-20-1251-2024
- Climate variability and grain production in Scania, 1702–1911 M. Skoglund 10.5194/cp-18-405-2022
- From climate to weather reconstructions S. Brönnimann & X. Wang 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000034
- Statistical reconstruction of daily precipitation and temperature fields in Switzerland back to 1864 L. Pfister et al. 10.5194/cp-16-663-2020
- A comparison between different methods to fill gaps in early precipitation series D. Camuffo et al. 10.1007/s12665-022-10467-w
- Dynamical downscaling and data assimilation for a cold-air outbreak in the European Alps during the Year Without a Summer of 1816 P. Stucki et al. 10.5194/cp-20-2327-2024
- Pre-industrial temperature variability on the Swiss Plateau derived from the instrumental daily series of Bern and Zurich Y. Brugnara et al. 10.5194/cp-18-2357-2022
- Earliest meteorological readings in San Fernando (Cádiz, Spain, 1799–1813) N. Bravo-Paredes et al. 10.5194/cp-19-1397-2023
- Reconstruction of Summer Rainfall over the Last Five Centuries Based on Oak Chronology (Western Pomerania, Poland) A. Cedro et al. 10.3390/atmos15091047
- Synthetic weather diaries: concept and application to Swiss weather in 1816 S. Brönnimann 10.5194/cp-16-1937-2020
- Early instrumental meteorological observations in Switzerland: 1708–1873 Y. Brugnara et al. 10.5194/essd-12-1179-2020
- Unlocking weather observations from the Societas Meteorologica Palatina (1781–1792) D. Pappert et al. 10.5194/cp-17-2361-2021
1 citations as recorded by crossref.
Latest update: 05 Jun 2025
Short summary
The 18th and early 19th centuries saw pronounced climatic variations with impacts on the environment and society. Although instrumental meteorological data for that period exist, only a small fraction has been the subject of research. This study provides an overview of early instrumental meteorological records in Switzerland resulting from an archive survey and demonstrates the great potential of such data. It is accompanied by the online publication of the imaged data series and metadata.
The 18th and early 19th centuries saw pronounced climatic variations with impacts on the...
