El tiempo durante la Batalla de Trafalgar (octubre 1805)

This paper focusses on the weather at the time of one of histories great events —the Battle of Trafalgar. Not only did weather have a vital role to play in the unfolding of events at that time but the documents which have survived enable us to recreate the synoptic conditions and to compare them with presentday climate in the same area. In doing so it provides a valuable means by which we can establish the utility of historical documents for climatic reconstructions.