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A Guide to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (Richmond, Va.), Records 1897-1979 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (Richmond, Va.), Records, 1897-1979 44233

A Guide to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (Richmond, Va.), Records 1897-1979

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Accession Number 44233


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
44233
Title
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (Richmond, Va.), Records, 1897-1979
Extent
33 cu. ft. (106 volumes)
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (Richmond, Va.). Records, 1897-1979. Accession 44233. Federal records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond 23219.

Acquisition Information

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Biographical Information

The U.S. Weather Bureau was established by an act of Congress on 1 October 1890. It took over the weather service that had been established in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the War Department in 1870. The duties of the Weather Bureau included forecasting, recording climatological data, and making meteorological observations and reports. The Bureau was transferred to the Department of Commerce in 1940.

Scope and Content

Records, 1897-1979, relating to weather observation by the United States Weather Bureau's Richmond station, located in Richmond, Virginia. Included are volumes containing Monthly Records of Observations and Annual Meteorological Summaries containing weather observations such as maximum and minimum temperatures; precipitation levels, character of the day (cloudy or clear); barometer pressure; dew-point; thermograph and barograph readings; hours of sunshine; wind velocity; and miscellaneous phenomena such as frosts, thunderstorms, solar halos, and lunar halos. In 1905 the volumes included a map of the United States and contain notations on the temperatures and weather systems across the country. Later the volumes include Local Climatological Data and Surface Weather Observations, with the same type of information. Reports were taken from the airport office at Byrd Field (WBAS) and the city office at Chimboraza Park (WBO).

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Contents List

Box 1
Original Monthly Record of Observations and Annual Meteorological Summary, Volumes 1-7, 1897-1904 .
Box 2
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 8-9, 1905-1906 .
Box 3
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 10-14, 1907-1911 .
Box 4
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 15-19, 1912-1916 .
Box 5
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 20-23, 1917-1920 .
Box 6
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 24-25, 1921-1922 .
Box 7
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 26-27, 1923-1924 .
Box 8
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 28-29, 1925-1926 .
Box 9
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 30-31, 1927-1928 .
Box 10
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 32-33, 1929-1930 .
Box 11
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 34-35, 1931-1932 .
Box 12
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 36-37, 1933-1934 .
Box 13
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 38-39, 1935-1936 .
Box 14
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 40-41, 1937-1938 .
Box 15
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 42-43, 1939-1940 .
Box 16
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 44-45, 1941-1942 .
Box 17
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 46-47, 1943-1944 .
Box 18
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 48-49, 1945-1946 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 50, 1947 .
Box 19
Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volumes 51-52, 1948 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 53, 1949 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 54, 1949-1950 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 55, 1950 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 56, 1951 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 57, 1951-1952 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 58, 1952 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 59, 1953 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 60, 1953 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 61, 1954 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 62, 1955 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 63, 1956 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 64, 1957 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 65, 1958 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 66, 1959 .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 67, 1960 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 68, 1960 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 69, 1961 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 70, 1961 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 71, 1962 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 72, 1962 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 73, 1963 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 74, 1963 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 75, 1964 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 76, 1964 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 77, 1965 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 78, 1965 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 79, 1966 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 80, 1966 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 81, 1967 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 82, 1967 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 83, 1968 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 84, 1968 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 85, 1969 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 86, 1969 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 87, 1970 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 88, 1970 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 89, 1971 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 90, 1971 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 91, 1972 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 92, 1972 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 93, 1973 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 94, 1973 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 95, 1974 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 96, 1974 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 97, 1975 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 98, 1975 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 99, 1976 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 100, 1976 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 101, 1977 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 102, 1977 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 103, 1978 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 104, 1978 July-December .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 105, 1979 January-June .
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Original Monthly Record of Observations, Volume 106, 1979 July-December .