Countless observant people without any instruments other than their own senses originally laid the foundations of meteorology which has progressed since the 17th century into the highly technical science of today Satellites and electronic instruments relay endless weather information to us with the minimum of delay computers solve in minutes abstruse mathematical sums at a speed beyond the capability of the human brain Meteorological theory is peppered with long words which have little meaning to the nonprofessional It sometimes seems there is no room left for simple weather wisdom but nothing could be further from the truth Human experience is still the vital ingredient which translates computed data into weather forecasts Human observations can still provide unusual evidence which is of great help to professionals who are trying to unravel the mysteries of the atmosphere