错误的报告是灾难性的

If this forecast was wrong, the consequences could have been catastrophic.

So it's no exaggeration to say that the D-Day weather forecast didn't just help to change the course of history,

it also saved countless lives. And getting an accurate reliable forecast

is vital in our new weather future, because the hope is prediction will lead to protection.

The point of the weather forecast, when you get down to the nitty-gritty,

is getting the extreme weather events The heavy rainfall, the high temperatures

The forecasts for those absolutely spot-on so people can get correct warnings in the right timescales

so they can take precautions to save themselves, if they need to. And the one thing forecasters

have managed to improve over the years is the accuracy of the forecast.