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Daily computer forecasts

Recorded year1954

Sweden starts real-time weather forecasts on the BESK computer, and the US Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit follows in 1955.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.