When Meteorologists Saved The World

The Most Important Forecast the 
History of the Science of Meteorology 

An actual surface chart plotted on June 6, 1944.

With the 75th anniversary of D-Day Thursday, you may be interested in a piece I wrote in 2010, When Meteorologists Saved the World. It tells the story of the weather forecasts surrounding D-Day.

The brilliant Dr. Bill Hooke compares the forecasts for Hurricane Sandy and D-Day, here.

And, AccuWeather tells another part of the story, here.

The actual radio broadcasts on D-Day are here.

Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day prayer is here.

Finally, a fascinating article about the logistics of D-Day.

And, if you want to learn much more about D-Day, visit the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas. A story from Abilene on the 75th anniversary, here.

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