Bablake Weather Station was first started in 1977 by Steve Jackson, a geography teacher at Bablake School, Coventry. Now head of the geography department, Steve is still head of the now well established weather centre. The beginnings of the weather station were very humble indeed; with just a maximum/minimum thermometer, an old rain gauge and a cheap barometer, the station began to record the weather for Coventry on a daily basis. Over the years the reputation of the weather station grew as more equipment was purchased. The weather station now conforms to the high standards of the Meteorological Office and has a number of regular subscribers, who receive data on a weekly and monthly basis. We also provide an answerphone service (02476 223141) that provides an up to date forecast and daily statistics. The weather station is now completely automatic with computerised data loggers recording the weather in Coventry every second of every day. This information can now be directly accessed at school (during term-time), by the Met Office and at home, where the readings are downloaded each day in the holidays and at weekends.

The School

The weather station is based at the playing fields of Bablake School in Coventry. Here is a painting of the main school building. The weather station cannot be seen on the picture.

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