My uncle kept cats when he worked as a weather observer and radio operator in the far north of Canada in the 1950's. These cats were great weather predictors. They would "go nuts" about four hours before a storm would hit and then all curl up on top of the lockers just before the storm would hit. If there were any air crews in the station, they would be sat on the couch and chairs beside the lockers for a drink before supper. Of course, when the cook would ring the dinner bell, the airmen were deluged with cats raining down from the lockers.... better than the movies.