Regular meteorological measurements at Prague’s Clementinum observatory began in 1752 and meteorological observations at the Clementinum continue until today – more than 250 years now. Although the Clementinum’s measurements were and still are influenced and distorted by a number of factors (such as the location of the measuring instruments within the Clementinum complex and its position in the very center of the city), for modern science, they represent a unique and extremely valuable source of information on weather and climate conditions during modern history.
Basic facts
latitude |
50° 02' 45'' N |
longitude |
14° 02' 45'' E |
altitude |
191 m |
beginning of regular observations |
1752 |
beginning of continuous temperature records |
1775 |
beginning of continuous precipitation records |
1804 |
