Abstract This article addresses climatic fluctuations in the Czech Republic period 1961–2005. On basis of data collected at 23 climatological stations, monthly, seasonal, and annual series selected climate variables, homogenized by means Standard Normal Homogeneity Test (SNHT) (after Alexandersson), are analysed. With almost unchanging temperature continentality expressed Gorczyński index, mean air temperature, maximum minimum daily range, sunshine duration all exhibit a rising linear trend,...

Abstract. Public granaries served as key infrastructure to improve food security in agrarian societies. Their history dates the oldest complex societies, but they experienced a boom period during 18th and early 19th centuries Europe. In Bohemia Moravia (modern-day Czech Republic), numerous were established by decree 1788 provide serfs with grain for sowing face of fluctuating weather. Here, we analyse granary data from 15 out total 17 considered domains Sušice region (southwestern Bohemia)...

Abstract. Extreme droughts are weather phenomena of considerable importance, involving significant environmental and societal impacts. While those that have occurred in the comparatively recent period instrumental measurement identified dated on basis systematic, machine-standardized meteorological hydrological observations, took place pre-instrumental usually described only through medium documentary evidence. The extreme drought 1842 Europe presents a case which information from data can...

Abstract. This paper presents an analysis of fatalities attributable to weather conditions in the Czech Republic during 2000–2019 period. The database deployed contains information extracted from Právo, a leading daily newspaper, and Novinky.cz, its internet equivalent, supplemented by number other documentary sources. is performed for floods, windstorms, convective storms, rain, snow, glaze ice, frost, heat, fog. For each them, associated are investigated terms annual frequencies, trends,...

Abstract This paper analyses temperature and snow patterns of winters (December–February) averaged for the territory Czech Republic during 1961–2021 period their broad environmental impacts responses. Series mean, maximum, minimum, absolute maximum minimum temperatures show significant increasing linear trends, while decreasing trends were detected in numbers frost, ice extremely cold days, duration waves, snowfall sums heights new snow, days with depths ≥1 cm, mean depths. The winter...

This paper presents the potential of documentary evidence for enhancing study fatalities taking place in course hydrological and meteorological events (HMEs). Chronicles, “books memory”, weather diaries, newspapers (media), parliamentary proposals, epigraphic evidence, systematic meteorological/hydrological observations, professional papers provide a broad base gathering such information Czech Republic, especially since 1901. The spatiotemporal variability 269 Republic arising out 103 HMEs...

Abstract. Historical written records associated with tax relief at ten estates located in south-eastern Moravia (Czech Republic) are used for the study of hydrometeorological extremes and their impacts during period 1751–1900 AD. At time, taxation system allowed farmers to request if crop yields had been negatively affected by hydrological meteorological extremes. The documentation involved contains information about type extreme event date its occurrence, while impact on crops may often be...

Abstract. Since the second half of 17th century, tax relief has been available to farmers and landowners offset flood damage property (buildings) land (fields, meadows, pastures, gardens) in South Moravia, Czech Republic. Historically, written applications for this were supported by a relatively efficient bureaucratic process that left clear data trail documentation, preserved at several levels: communities affected, regional offices, Moravian Land Office, all which are be found estate...

ABSTRACT An extreme windstorm that took place on 7 December 1868 in the Czech Lands is analysed by means of rich documentary evidence from narrative sources, damage records, forestry journals and newspapers. Early meteorological measurements a numerical atmospheric reanalysis support reconstruction. The reached hurricane‐force over between 0900 1600 local mean time was related to passage cold front. high winds, achieving hurricane‐force, led loss human lives many other casualties, as well...

Abstract. Based on documentary evidence, a chronology of bark beetle outbreaks in the Czech Republic from 1781 to 1963 CE was created, continuing 1964 through 2021 by salvage felling data. The spatial distribution events concentrates border mountains Bohemia and northern parts Moravia Silesia. temporal most important is concentrated 1830s, 1870s, 1940s–1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s. Each these notable calamities analysed detail with respect their extent, volume damaged wood,...

AbstractThis paper deals with documentary evidence of an economic character as a proxy for direct study meteorological and hydrological extremes. Taxation records reports those who administrated domains estates are described respect to information about Based on data from eight or Moravia (in the Czech Republic), frequency series floods convective storms (including hailstorms) were developed period 1650–1849. One example disastrous weather, which took place 10 August 1694 in Pernštejn...

A network for the study of long-term trends continental background in Africa and intercontinental persistent organic pollutants as resulting from long-range transport contaminants European, South Asian, other potential source regions, well by watching supposedly pristine i.e. Southern Ocean Antarctica is designed. The results a pilot phase sampling programme 2008 meteorological climatological information period 1961–2007 was used to apply objective criteria selection stations monitoring...

Fatalities associated with severe weather, collected from newspapers and other documentary sources, were used to create a corresponding database for the 1961–2020 period Czech Republic. attributed floods, windstorms, convective storms, snow glaze ice, frost, fog, on one hand, vehicle accident fatalities connected rain, snow, inclement other, analysed separately two standard periods, 1961–1990 1991–2020. The number of weather-related between these periods increased in flood, windstorm,...

Abstract. Grain prices in early modern Europe reflected the effects of weather on crop yields and a complex array societal socio-economic factors. This study presents newly-developed series grain for Sušice (southwestern Bohemia, Czech Republic) period 1725–1824 CE, based various archival sources. It aims to analyze their relationships with climate, represented by temperature, precipitation, drought (self-calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index, scPDSI) reconstructions, as well particular...

Abstract. Grain prices in early modern Europe reflected the effects of weather and climate on crop yields a complex array societal socio-economic factors. This study presents newly developed series grain for Sušice (southwestern Bohemia, Czech Republic) period 1725–1824 CE, based various archival sources. It aims to analyse their relationships with climate, represented by temperature, precipitation, drought (self-calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index, scPDSI) reconstructions, as well...

Abstract. Public granaries served as key infrastructures to improve food security in agrarian societies. Their history dates the oldest complex societies, but they experienced a boom period during 18th and early 19th centuries Europe. In Bohemia Moravia (modern-day Czech Republic), numerous were established by decree 1788 provide serfs with grain for sowing face of fluctuating weather. Here, we analyze granary data from 15 out total 17 considered domains Sušice region (southwest Bohemia)...

In the Czech Republic, tornadoes may reach an intensity of F2 and F3 on Fujita scale, causing “considerable” to “severe” damage. Documentary evidence is sufficient allow creation a chronology such events, from earliest recorded occurrence in 1119 CE (Common Era) 2019, including total 108 proven or probable significant 90 separate days. Since only 11 were documented before 1800, this basic analysis centers around 1811–2019 period, during which 97 recorded. Their frequency was at its highest...

The paper investigates weather-related fatalities over the territory of Czech Republic in 100-year period from 1921 to 2020. unique database, created documentary evidence (particularly newspapers), includes, for each deadly event, information about weather fatality itself, and related circumstances. A total 2729 were detected during associated with various categories including frost (38%), convective storms (19%), floods (17%), fog (11%), snow glaze ice (8%), windstorms (5%), other inclement...