Forecasts for Flying: Meteorology in Canada, 1918-1939

W.J.C. Cherwinski is a professor of history at Memorial University of
Newfoundland and the co-author of Lectures in Canadian Labour and
Working-Class History.

Weather forecasting is of obvious significance to Canadians, so it is
not surprising that the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) was
established within four years of Confederation. It remained a
local-forecast provider until after World War I, when the growing
reliance on air transport provided the impetus for its expansion. This
book, which traces the history of the MSC up to World War II, is
recommended not for the general reader, but rather for insiders who are
interested in a nuts-and-bolts history of their industry.