O DWÓCH „HISTORYCZNYCH” STACJACH METEOROLOGICZNYCH W PÓŁNOCNO-WSCHODNIEJ POLSCE

Abstract

The history of the functioning of two former meteorological stations in north-eastern Poland from the beginning of the 20th century is presented. They have been out of observation for more than 70 years but are now an important source of historical climate data. The meteorological station in Wądołki Borowe near Zambrów conducted observations and measurements in the years 1897-1924, thanks to Alfred Franciszek Wyszyński, who, as a local landowner and on his own initiative, created and ran a meteorological station. The second of the historical stations is an initiative of Dr. Alfred Lityński, a hydrobiologist and manager of Hydrobiological Station at Lake Wigry near Suwałki, founded by Nencki Institute from Warsaw. In the years 1922-1927 it operated in Płociczno, on the south-western shore of the lake, and in the years 1928-1943 in Stary Folwark, on the north-western edge of Wigry Lake. Thanks to the commitment and 17 years of work of Andrzej Wasilenko and several years of observations of his son – Bogdan, the observation series is a significant contribution to the knowledge of the natural environment of the Suwałki Lake District.

Keywords

• historical data
• history of meteorological measurements
• weather phenomena
• wądołki borowe
• płociczno
• stary folwark
• wigry lake