Royal Charter Storm of 1859
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.. seealso:: :doc:`Video version <1859_Royal_Charter_video>`

.. figure:: ../../analyses/european_windstorms/Royal_Charter_1859/V3vV2c_Royal_Charter_1859102606.png
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   :align: center
   :figwidth: 95%

   MSLP Contours for v2c (left) and v3 (right)

   The thin blue lines are mslp contours from each of 56 ensemble members (all members for v2c, the first 56 members for v3). The thicker black lines are contours of the ensemble mean. The yellow dots mark pressure observations assimilated while making the field shown. 

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The `Royal Charter Storm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Charter_Storm>`_ was influential in the founding of the Met Office.

Download the data required:

.. literalinclude:: ../../analyses/european_windstorms/Royal_Charter_1859/get_data.py

Make the figure:

.. literalinclude:: ../../analyses/european_windstorms/Royal_Charter_1859/RCS_V3vV2c.py