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 |
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