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Title: Weather Forecasting For Gas Operations Past, Present, And Future
Author: Dennis W. Trettel
Source: American Gas Association 1987
Year Published: 1987
Abstract: This paper outlines the various phases that weather forecasting has gone through from the start of hourly weather forecasts beginning in 1954 and continuing through the present time plus a look into the future. The past, present, and future of weather forecasting are discussed with emphasis on their effect on Gas Utility Operations. The paper starts with the first radiosonde transmission (1939) and progressively describes the evolution of weather forecasting and data transmission through WWII (1941-46) into the present (1987) and projects into the future. It describes the beginning of facsimile maps, the impact of radar, the use of satellite data, and the advent and thorough involvement of the current day computer facilities in the preparation and transmission of weather forecasts and data. Detailed descriptions of forecast situations with examples are provided. The general purpose of the paper is to give an overview of the development of the meteorology profession in its effort to provide the Gas Utility industry with not only the type of weather forecasts needed but also the type of information that can be professionally provided within the limits of the current status of the science of Meteorology.

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