The Weather Machine
The Weather Machine by Andrew Blumby Andrew Blum
Shares rank 91 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
A readable history of weather forecasting, covering the field up to before Covid.
A readable history of weather forecasting, covering the field up to before Covid.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
History of weather forecasting
“It's a great read into the history of weather forecasting pre-Covid.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model” “A good book on the history of forecasting”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “A ballooning problem: Weather warnings face rising risks from DOGE cuts” Covers the field before Covid
“It's a great read into the history of weather forecasting pre-Covid.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Much of it is who's-who profiles
“this sounds like it takes up a good chunk of the book with who's-whos”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The Weather Machineby Andrew BlumThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“A good book on the history of forecasting”
“this sounds like it takes up a good chunk of the book with who's-whos”
“It's a great read into the history of weather forecasting pre-Covid.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.