Researchers are inviting the public to share their memories of the weather conditions at past National Eisteddfod events.

The task is a part of the new project called Tywydd Eisteddfodol (Eisteddfod Weather) which has been initiated by the geographers and writers from the Departments of Geography and Welsh at Aberystwyth University.

Information will be collected at a 'pop-up' stand during the National Eisteddfod in Pontypridd, organised in cooperation with the Eisteddfod, the Urdd, the National Library of Wales and Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd.

The team consists of Dr Cerys Jones, Dr Hywel Griffiths and Professor Sarah Davies, who will look at contemporary and historical aspects of climate change, and Dr Eurig Salisbury and Dr Cathryn Charnell-White who are interested in the literary evidence for the history of the weather.

The aim is to gather a wide variety of materials including stories, memories, photos, poems, and videos related to the eisteddfod weather - from the scorching heat of Cardigan National Eisteddfod in 1976, through strong winds in Tŷ Ddewi in 2002, to recent rains in Anglesey.

Dr Charnell-White from Aberystwyth University explained: "This project started when we were discussing about the way eisteddfodwyr often remember the weather at a specific eisteddfod, rather than the exact year."

The weather at Eisteddfod has been historically important – the 1861 National Eisteddfod at Aberdare had to be relocated to the Town Hall due to a large pavilion being destroyed by a heavy storm.

'Simply, then, what we have in mind is a project about eisteddfod weather, which is to collect stories and memories, photos, poems, videos, etc. - the sun, the rain, the mud, the dust," said Dr Charnell-White.

The initial groundwork has already begun, with researchers sifting through old editions of Barddas magazine, where several englynion poems and many pictures and images related to eisteddfod weather have been found.

Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd also plays a crucial role in the project, with Dr Charnell-White mentioning: "One of our partners in the project is Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd and they have a 'Tywyddiadur', a searchbox and offering the word 'Eisteddfod' throws up all kinds of interesting information."

While the final form of the project is not yet determined, it might be either a coffee table book, an oral history archive, or even a TV programme.

To play your part in preserving the history of eisteddfod weather, and if you have memories, stories, or pictures you would like to share about eisteddfod weather, you can reach out to the team at teddwrtywydd@aber.ac.uk.