Celebrating 300 years of weather statistics – from Celsius until today, and into the future.

Celsius jubilee

1722-2022
Celebrating 300 years of weather statistics – from Celsius until today, and into the future. 

Celebrating 300 years of weather statistics

In January 1722, Anders Celsius and his professor Erik Burman started to measure the weather in Uppsala. These observations have continued for 300 years and are unique in the world. During the year 2022 Uppsala Unoiverity celebrates the efforts made by Anders Celsius, highlight the value of weather statistics, offer speaches on Anders Celsius, the unknown man behind the well known name. We start our celebrations with a symposium 12 January 2022.

CELSIUS SYMPOSIUM 12 JANUARY 2022

Celebrating Celsius and one of the world’s longest running sets of weather observations 

The Department of Earth Sciences is celebrating the weather series tercentenary 1722-2022 by inviting you to a symposium. Learn more about Celsius’s contribution to climate research, find out how we use the climate data from the weather observations and listen to experts discuss what we can expect from the climate in the future.

Agenda:

13:00-13:10 – Welcome and opening words by moderator Erika Bjerström, Global Climate Correspondent at Sveriges Television (SVT), the Swedish public service television company.
13:10-13:15 – Introduction by Anders Hagfeldt, Rector Magnificus of Uppsala University.
13:15-14:00 – Phil Jones, Professorial Fellow at the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia: “The Celsius Temperature Series in a global context”.
14:00-14:30 – Martin Ekman, Associate Professor in Geophysics and author of the book “The Man behind ‘Degrees Celsius’: A Pioneer in Investigating the Earth and its Changes”.
14:30-15:00 – Break with coffee, tea and the Celsius pastry.
15:00-15:30 – Hans Bergström, senior researcher and expert on the Celsius temperature series: “300 years of weather observations in Uppsala”.
15:30-16:00 – Anna Rutgersson, Professor of Meteorology: “Current technology and observations for future forecasts”.
16:00-16:30 – What have we learned? What does the future hold? The future of weather and climate data and interpretations. Open discussion between invited researchers and experts with an opportunity to ask questions.

The symposium is held in English at the Humanities Theatre, Thunbergsvägen 3C, Uppsala. 
There are limited seats but you can register and attend the symposium online. The symposium will be recorded.

After the symposium we will offer some light refreshments.

Register to participate online
Register here before 10 January 2022 if you want to attend online
A link to the symposium will be sent out in advance.

Register to attend in person - opens 3 November
The registration opens 3 November 2021 and there are limited seats. 

Welcome!

Anna Rutgersson
Anna Rutgersson, Professor of Meteorology, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University.

CELSIUS-LINNAEUS LECTURERS

Every year the Faculty of Science and Technology arranges the Celsius-Linnaeus honorary lectures in memory of Carl von Linné and Anders Celsius, both distinguish professors at Uppsala University. The appointed Celsius-Linnaeus lecturers are at today's forefront of research within their fields.

In January 2022, Uppsala University celebrates "300 years of weather statistics - from Celsius until today". The Celsius-Linnaeus lecturers will draw attention to this by inviting five prominent researchers, three Celsius lecturers and two Linnaeus lecturers.
Read more about the Celsius-Linnaeus Lecturers here. 

Weather photo contest

Mobile phone being used to photograph a sunset.

Take part in our weather photo contest which will run during the Celsius jubilee year 2022. You can submit up to ten images, either by sending your photo to kommunikator@geo.uu.se or by posting to Instagram and using the hashtag #Celsius300. We will pick one winner each month and the jury consists of metorologists at the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University.

The best weather photos will be published on the Department of Earth Sciences website with the photographer’s name and a description of the weather phenomena visible in the photo, written by the meteorologists at the department. The winning images will be published in a calendar by Uppsala University. The winners will also receive an Uppsala University hoodie, value SEK 450.

Rules

  • The contest is open for everyone between 1 November 2021 to 30 November 2022.
  • The photo must be taken by you.
  • You can submit up to 10 photos.
  • Write where the picture was taken and approximate date and time.
  • Remember to write your name and where we can contact you.
  • If you post and tag on Instagram your Instagram account must be open, not private. 

By using the hashtag #Celsius300 you give your approval for us to publish the pictures in our internal and external channels. If you photograph people you must have their consent.  

Good luck!

Last modified: 2022-09-06
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