Beaufort scale

The Beaufort scale, officially known as the Beaufort wind force scale, is a descriptive table

This scale was originally created by Sir Francis Beaufort of the Royal Navy in 1805 and its history is here. The above descriptions are those applicable to land, those at sea are in the article. We…

Beaufort wind scale - Eniscuola

Image of the Beaufort scale for wind damage and speed.

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Sailing Wind Pressure Beaufort Scale

If someone told you there was a "storm" coming, how fast would the winds be, and what would the effect be on objects on the ground? What about a "breeze" or a "stiff breeze?" In our everyday conversation, these are inexact terms and often two people using the same term will mean two very different things. This is the problem the Royal Navy had in the early 1800s. The more precise the weather observations the navy's officers could record in their logs, the easier it would be to predict the…