Mrs Maureen Sweeney played a small but no less significant role in the success of D‐Day (6 June 1944), as it was her meteorological observations that directly contributed firstly to the weather forecast that postponed it, and then later her observations that identified a window of opportunity for the Allied Forces. It is quite a fascinating and remarkable story to tell.

The Republic of Ireland was neutral in World War 2, but it did permit the sharing of met observations with Britain. Maureen was a sub‐postmistress at Blacksod, a remote area of coastal County Mayo in the far west of Ireland. Her role included the taking and sending of meteorological observations from the weather station at Blacksod Post Office. It was her readings, in particular the one she took at 0100h on 3 June 1944 (on the morning of her 21st birthday!) that first alerted the Allies to the approaching storm that delayed D‐Day.

The Editors of Weather are therefore proud and delighted to present Maureen Sweeney's unique story to you this month.

莫琳·斯威尼（Maureen Sweeney）夫人在D-Day（1944年6月6日）的成功中起着很小但同样重要的作用，这是因为她的气象观测结果首先直接导致了天气预报的推迟，然后又由她的观测结果确定了盟军的机会之窗。这是一个令人着迷且引人入胜的故事。

爱尔兰共和国在第二次世界大战中保持中立，但确实允许与英国分享见面的观察结果。莫琳（Maureen）是布莱克索德（Blacksod）的女准学生，布莱克索德是爱尔兰最西部的马约县沿海偏远地区。她的职责包括从布莱克索德邮局的气象站获取和发送气象观测数据。正是她的读数，尤其是她于1944年6月3日（21岁生日那天上午！）在0100h所取得的读数，第一次使盟军意识到即将来临的风暴推迟了D-Day。

因此，天气杂志的编辑对此感到骄傲和高兴，本月向您介绍莫琳·斯威尼（Maureen Sweeney）的独特故事。