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Dartmouth College. Shattuck Observatory Meteorological Records, 1827 - present [1853 - 1966]
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Dartmouth College Library Special Collections
December 1995
The individual responsible for the movement to have an observatory built at Dartmouth was Professor Ira Young (Class of 1828),
Professor of Natural Philosophy. Not long after his appointment in 1833, Professor Young pressed the Trustees for modern equipment
and apparatus for instruction of natural philosophy. The compelling nature and force of his arguments caused the Trustees
to grant his request. The acquisition of new instructional equipment awakened the Dartmouth student body's interest in natural
philosophy.
In 1838, Young was appointed Professor of Astronomy in addition to the Natural Philosophy Professorship. Professor Young presented
the Trustees with a series of requests for new astronomical equipment. In 1846, he asked for and was granted money to acquire
a state-of-the-art, six-foot refracting telescope from a manufacturer in Germany. At the arrival of the telescope it was realized
no proper structure was available in which to house it. As a result of another petition by Young, the Trustees authorized
appropriations for the building of a small, two-room observatory in Young's garden. As had happened with earlier acquisitions
of scientific equipment, a great deal of interest in the sciences was generated within the student body.
Professor Young used the students' heightened interest in the sciences to formally request the Trustees to build a full observatory
and properly house the new telescope, so that qualified research and instruction could continue. It wasn't until Boston physician
Dr. George C. Shattuck's (Class of 1803) 1852 gift of $7000 that an observatory finally became a possibility. With the gift,
Dr. Shattuck stipulated that: the Trustees match the gift with an additional $4000; Ira Young's brother, Ammi B. Young (H1841),
create the architectural design for the observatory; and, Professor Young be sent to Europe to purchase the necessary books
and equipment needed to outfit the Observatory. Young left for Europe in early 1853, taking his son Charles (Class of 1853)
with him. Professor of Chemistry Oliver Payson Hubbard was left to oversee the early phases of the construction of the Observatory.
The Youngs returned in September and Professor Young oversaw the final construction phases. The Dartmouth College Observatory
was completed before the fall term of 1854. Dr. Shattuck died in March of that year.
Although the most obvious use of the Observatory would be for astronomical observations, Professor Young had explained to
Dr. Shattuck in October of 1852 that additional equipment was necessary for complete instruction in natural philosophy, and
particularly meteorology. (Meteorology became a course of instruction in the 1849 - 1850 academic year.) A quote from the
1974 book by Brown and Reiser, Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth: From Surveyors' Chains to the Pressure of Light, details what Professor Young described to Dr. Shattuck: “In Meteorology, we think it very important that we should be furnished
with a complete set of the standard instruments that have lately been introduced under the direction of Professor Guyot, at
some of the principal points of observation through the United States. These, I believe consist of Barometers, Thermometers,
Hygrometers, Anemometers, and Rain Guages, & c.....”.
Ira Young's reference to Professor Arnold H. Guyot is significant. Professor Guyot was assisting the Smithsonian Institution
with distributing equipment and training observers. The Smithsonian had begun collecting national meteorological data in 1849,
and by 1853 had established a national network of observers. In October of 1853, Professor
Young began sending the Smithsonian meteorological information on the monthly “Form of Meteorological Register Prepared by
the Smithsonian Institution For a Uniform System of Observations”, keeping a copy for himself. The Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (1854), lists Professor Ira Young and Albert A. Young (son of Ira Young, Class of 1856) as observers for Hanover, NH.
Dartmouth continued to send monthly observations to the Smithsonian until 1857. Meteorological data was not collected and
recorded during the vacancy in the position of Professor of Natural Philosophy created by Ira Young's death in 1858. Data
collection resumed when Henry Fairbanks (Class of 1853) filled the renamed position of Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy
in 1859. Professor Fairbanks held the professorship for six years. In 1865, Charles Augustus Young (Class of 1853) assumed
responsibilities in the Appleton Professorship. The “new” Professor Young brought prestige to Dartmouth through his astronomical
discoveries and publications as Director of the Observatory. He also oversaw the continuing collection of meteorological observations.
Meteorological observations continued at Dartmouth under the auspices of the Astronomy Department. Nationally, responsibility
for the collection of meteorological data passed from the Smithsonian Institution to the Signal Service division of the U.S.
Army (1870), and from there to the newly created U.S. Weather Bureau within the Department of Agriculture (1891). The Weather
Bureau collected data much the same way the Smithsonian Institution had done, issuing forms to record the meteorological data.
The observer kept at least one copy and sent another copy to the local Weather Bureau office. Dartmouth began sending these
reports to the Weather Bureau ostensibly in 1892, but continuous reporting is confirmed beginning in 1893.
In 1906, John Merrill Poor (Class of 1897) became Assistant Professor of Astronomy. Throughout his 27-year tenure, he became
more and more involved with climatological studies gleaned from the decades of meteorological data that had been collected.
(Professor Poor was also a renowned astronomer.) He authored a paper, “Winter Weather Records at Hanover, NH”, during his
senior year of 1897. There was an expansion in the number and kinds of meteorological observations and studies done during
his tenure, which included hypsometrical (land elevation) and atmospheric visibility studies.
Richard Halsey Goddard (Class of 1920) paid the most attention to the meteorological data collected at Dartmouth. Shortly
after his 1934 appointment as Assistant Professor of Astronomy, he began an analysis of the data being collected. He initiated
extensive use of recording devices which charted specific data over a specific time frame. Within several years, he developed
data forms onto which recording chart readings could be transcribed and tabulated into extensive paper collections or “databanks”.
The forms, each specific to a particular type of data relevent to the recording charts, were actually derived from the monthly
registers that had been originally developed by the Smithsonian Institution and later adopted by the Weather Bureau. Individual
types of data such as temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind, sunshine duration, and weather remarks
were collected. As had Professor Poor before him, Professor Goddard undertook many individual studies from the combined collected
meteorological data kept at the Observatory.
Professor Goddard retired in 1964, ending 30 years of continuous service at Dartmouth as the last man to hold the title of
Director of Shattuck Observatory. Although meteorological data collection has continued, by the late 1960's retention of meteorological
records at the Observatory began to dwindle. The forms developed by Professor Goddard were no longer in use. By the mid 1980's,
recording charts were no longer being retained.
Since the days when observations were first collected nationally by the U.S. Weather Bureau from participating meteorological
observation stations, some stations were compensated for their participation by the Bureau. Dartmouth has always supplied
its meteorological data on a completely voluntary basis. As of December 1995, the Dartmouth College Observatory continues
to be a voluntary meteorological observation station for the National Weather Service.
The Dartmouth College Observatory Meteorological Records, 1827 - present [1853 - 1966], 46.5 linear feet (73 boxes), contain
mechanical recording charts, compiled daily and monthly data forms, voluntary observers' reports, monthly meteorological registers,
off-site observations, and a small amount of correspondence and administrative records. The latter documents the planning,
construction, and equipping of the George C. Shattuck Observatory. Most of the meteorological observations are of temperature,
barometric pressure, humidity, wind, precipitation and sunshine. The combination of written observations, mechanical recording
charts, and voluntary observers' monthly reports to the U.S. Weather Bureau/National Weather Service make these Records one
of the most complete and continuous collections of meteorological and climatological data in the United States. The Records
demonstrate the evolution of meteorological data-collecting at Dartmouth College. The Records detail little about the Observatory's
administrative functioning.
December 1995
Hanover, New Hampshire
The Dartmouth College. Shattuck Observatory Meteorological Records are organized into five series:
I, ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1846 - 1979
II, MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS REGISTERS, 1827 - 1935
III, RECORDING CHARTS AND DAILY/MONTHLY DATA FORMS, 1867 - 1984 [1935 - 1966]
IV, OFF-SITE AND OTHER METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, DATA, AND RECORDS, 1915 - 1993
V, WEATHER BUREAU/WEATHER SERVICE MONTHLY OBSERVERS' REPORTS, 1892 - PRESENT.
Series I, ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1846 - 1979,.25 linear feet, contains accounts, bills, and receipts for construction materials,
equipment, and books for Shattuck Observatory, and costs for its maintenance. There are sketches and cost estimates on some
of the materials needed for construction. There is also correspondence between Professor Ira Young and his brother Ammi B.
Young, as well as correspondence between Professor Ira Young and Professor Oliver P. Hubbard. Most of the records in this
series were
accumulated by Professor Ira Young. Of note in this series are annual reports made to the Trustees of Dartmouth College by
Professor Ira Young. An alphabetical catalog of books purchased for the Observatory library was prepared by Charles A. Young
under his father's direction.
Series II, MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS REGISTERS, 1827 - 1935, 7.5 linear feet, contains accumulated daily and monthly
meteorological data, including temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation, sunshine duration, wind and remarks
on each day's prevalent weather conditions based on observations taken two or more times daily. The oldest register is Ebenezer
Adams Jr.'s Thermometrical Register, 1827 - 1828. The monthly registers begin with reporting forms developed by the Smithsonian
Institute containing data from October 1853 to February 1857.
Series III, RECORDING CHARTS AND DAILY/MONTHLY DATA FORMS, 1867 - 1984 [1935 - 1966], 32 linear feet, is comprised of three
distinct groups of records: mechanical recording charts; data-collecting forms developed by Professor Richard H. Goddard;
and, various monthly charts and forms. The mechanical recording charts are from several instruments which collected data on
temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine duration and wind, or combinations of two or more aspects
simultaneously. Of particular interest in this group are the early recording charts used with the Draper Barograph, which
date back to February 1867. The Goddard forms (#1 - #13) were used for recording daily/monthly information from the mechanical
charts or other previously recorded sources. The last group of material, the combined accumulation of charts and forms, consists
of various recording charts, Goddard forms, and National Weather Service forms filed together by month (August 1979 - August
1984).
Series IV, OFF-SITE AND OTHER METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, DATA, AND RECORDS, 1915 - 1993, 5.5 linear feet, is comprised of
two groups of material: various local observations made outside of Shattuck Observatory; and, climatological and weather studies.
The off-site observations include data collected by Professor Charles Nelson Haskins at his Etna and Hanover residences. There
are also observations taken at Mt. Moosilauke in Benton, NH and other local elevations. Some of these observations appear
to be concerned with altitude determination (barometric hypsometry) or atmospheric visibility measurement. The individual
studies detail specific information from collected data in the forms of graphs, tables, and diagrams.
Series V, WEATHER BUREAU/WEATHER SERVICE MONTHLY OBSERVERS' REPORTS, 1892 - PRESENT, 1.25 linear feet, represents a nearly
complete record of cooperative monthly meteorological reports dating from just after the formation of the U.S. Weather Bureau
in July 1890. These reports included data from daily observations of temperature, precipitation, wind, clouds and weather
remarks, as well as totals and averages for the month. The form which was used when these observational reports were begun
at Dartmouth College has undergone at least three revisions, while the information collected remains constant. Other supplemental
forms that were developed by the Weather Bureau/Weather Service for recording hourly meteorological observations also appear
in this series.
Related materials can be found in Dartmouth College Library by searching the Dartmouth College Information System (DCIS).
In-house vertical and photograph files on
the Observatory and individuals related to its history are located in Dartmouth College Library Special Collections. Other
related items in Special Collections are:
The Charles Augustus Young Papers, 1853-1908
Collection Number: ML-49
(Finding aid available)
The John Merrill Poor Papers, 1903-1933
Collection Number: MS-578
(Unprocessed)
The Richard Halsey Goddard Papers, 1916-1971
Collection Number: MS-642
(Finding aid available)
A Case for the Permanent Preservation of the Dartmouth College Observatory
by William Davis Morgan
Call Number: D.C. History LD-1440-.S5-M6
Dartmouth College Observatory
by Elias Loomis
Call Number: D.C. History QB-82-.U62-D3-1856
Plans for the Shattuck Observatory (Drawings)
by Ira Young
Call Number: D.C. History Iconography 225
Natural Philosophy at Dartmouth: From Surveyors' Chains to the Pressure of Light
by Sanborn C. Brown and Leonard M. Rieser
Call Number: D.C. History QC-9-.U5-B76 cop.2
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Series I, ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1846 - 1979
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BOX : 1
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FOLDER : 1
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Alphabetical catalog of all books and pamphlets belonging to the Library of the Dartmouth Observatory. Prepared by Charles
A. Young under the direction of his father, Ira Young
Jul 1857
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Bills, receipts, and accounts concerning the construction of Shattuck Observatory and the purchase of books and equipment
for same. Ira Young
Oct 14, 1852 - Aug 26, 1858
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FOLDER : 3
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Certificates of Authority from the U.S. Weather Bureau enabling Richard H. Goddard to take official meteorological observations
as a cooperative observer
Dec 1, 1933, Sep 1, 1940
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Correspondence concerning planning, cost, and construction of Shattuck Observatory and books and apparatus to be housed therein.
Ammi B. Young, Ira Young, Oliver P. Hubbard
Dec 24, 1847, n.d.
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Dimensions, sketches, and estimates on materials for the construction of Shattuck Observatory
Apr 1852, n.d.
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Instructions to observers in recording proper meteorological observations at Shattuck Observatory
n.d.
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Notes on changes made at Shattuck Observatory. John M. Poor
n.d.
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FOLDER : 8
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Receipt for $225 paid to Oliver Payson Hubbard by Trustees of Dartmouth College as salary for labor and superintendence of
construction of Shattuck Observatory
Nov 30, 1853
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FOLDER : 9
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Receipts. Charles A. Young
Apr 19, 1871, n.d.
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FOLDER : 10
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[Guest] registration book. Transit Room, Shattuck Observatory
1969 - 1977
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FOLDER : 11
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[Visitor] registration book. Shattuck Observatory
1888 - 1894
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FOLDER : 12
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Reports to the Dartmouth Board of Trustees submitted by Ira Young concerning purchase of books and scientific apparatus and
the building of Shattuck Observatory
Jul 28, 1846 - Jul 27, 1854
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FOLDER : 13
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Student letters of thanks for astronomical demonstrations at Shattuck Observatory
Apr 23, 1979, n.d.
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Series II, MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS REGISTERS, 1827 - 1935
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BOX : 2
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FOLDER : 1
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Thermometrical register. Ebenezer Adams, Jr.
Nov 1827 - Aug 1828
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FOLDER : 2
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Meteorological register. Ebenezer Adams, Sr.
Nov 1834 - Jun 1835
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FOLDER : 3
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Meteorological journal - newspaper clippings. Vermont Chronicle
Nov 1834 - Dec 1838
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FOLDER : 4
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Meteorological register. Ira Young
1841 - 1847
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FOLDER : 5
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Meteorological register. Ira Young
1848 - 1849
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FOLDER : 6
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Meteorological register. Ira Young [?], Samuel Duncan (Class of 1858) observers
Jan 1850 - Aug 1859
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BOX : 3
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Meteorological registers
Oct 1859 - Dec 1871, 1872 - 1884
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BOX : 4
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Meteorological register
1885 - 1906
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BOX : 5
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Meteorological register
Jan 1907 - Apr 1929
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BOX : 6
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Meteorological register of copied data from three registers, 1827 - 1848, and data published in the Vermont Chronicle. Transcribed by Gladys S. Moore and John M. Poor
Mar 1915 - May 1928
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Meteorological register of copied data from register of 1850 - 1859. Transcribed by Gladys S. Moore
n.d.
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BOX : 8
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FOLDER : 1 - 2
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Meteorological registers: “Form of Meteorological Register Prepared by the Smithsonian Institution For a Uniform System of
Observations”
Oct 1853 - Feb 1857
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FOLDER : 3 - 12
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Meteorological registers
Sep 1874 - May 1935
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BOX : 9
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FOLDER : 1
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Draper hygrometer: humidity
Apr 1915 - Apr 1920
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FOLDER : 2
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Draper barograph: barometric pressure
Feb 1867 - Nov 1871
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BOX : 10
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FOLDER : 1
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Comparison tables for standard and recording barometers [models unidentified]
Jul 1, 1870 - Nov 2, 1871
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FOLDER : 2 - 4
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Barograph: barometric pressure
Feb 1867 - Dec 30, 1870
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BOX : 11
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FOLDER : 1 - 2
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Barograph
Dec 30, 1870 - Jan 1872
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BOX : 12
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Chart #10 - Barograph
Apr 1912 - Dec 30, 1935
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BOX : 13
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Chart #1068 - Barograph
Dec 30, 1935, n.d.
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Chart #58-B - Hygrograph: humidity
Jul 1936 - Jan 9, 1956
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BOX : 15
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Chart #58-B
Jan 9, 1956, n.d.
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BOX : 16
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Chart #120 - Thermograph: temperature
Apr 1912 - Dec 30, 1935
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BOX : 17
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Chart #120
Dec 30, 1935 - Sep 1, 1958
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BOX : 18
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Chart #120
Sep 1, 1958, n.d.
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Chart #609a - Green's Standard Improved Double Register: wind velocity and direction
Jan 1935 - Jul 1937
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Chart #1015-Met'l - Green's Standard Improved Single Register: rainfall
Jul 1935 - Nov 1936
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BOX : 20
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FOLDER : 1 - 15
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Chart #1015-F - Fergusson Weighing and Recording Rain and Snow Gage
Jan 1937 - Aug 1979
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BOX : 21
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Chart #1017 - Combined Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, Sunshine and Rainfall Recorder
Jul 28, 1937 - Jul 31, 1941
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Series III, RECORDING CHARTS AND DAILY/MONTHLY DATA FORMS, 1867 - 1984 [1935 - 1966]
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BOX : 22
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Chart #1017
Jul 31, 1941 - Jul 9, 1945
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BOX : 23
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Chart #1017
Jul 9, 1945 - Jun 30, 1949
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BOX : 24
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Chart #1017
Jun 30, 1949 - Jul 3, 1953
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BOX : 25
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Chart #1017
Jul 3, 1953 - Jul 23, 1957
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BOX : 26
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Chart #1017
Jul 23, 1957 - Jul 1, 1961
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BOX : 27
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Chart #1017
Jul 1, 1961 - Jan 28, 1965
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Chart #1017
Jan 28, 1965 - Oct 10, 1968
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BOX : 29
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Chart #1017
Oct 10, 1968 - Jun 3, 1972
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BOX : 30
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Chart #1017
Jun 3, 1972 - Dec 4, 1975
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BOX : 31
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Chart #1017
Dec 4, 1975 - Dec 7, 1979
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BOX : 32
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Chart #1090-AB - Microbarograph: barometric pressure
May 1940 - Sep 13, 1964
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BOX : 33
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FOLDER : 1 - 6
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Chart #1090-AB
Sep 13, 1964 - Sep 24, 1973
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BOX : 34
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FOLDER : 1 - 7
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Chart #1090-AB
Sep 24, 1973, n.d.
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Sunshine Records - 2 charts daily: morning and afternoon recordings of sunshine duration
Jul 25, 1938 - May 1939
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BOX : 36
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Sunshine Records
Jun 1939 - Aug 1940
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BOX : 37
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Sunshine Records
Sep 1940 - Nov 1942
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BOX : 38
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Sunshine Records
Dec 1942 - Apr 1945
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BOX : 39
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Sunshine Records
May 1945 - Sep 1947
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BOX : 40
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Sunshine Records
Oct 1947 - Jul 1950
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BOX : 41
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Sunshine Records
Aug 1950 - Oct 1953
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BOX : 42
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Sunshine Records
Nov 1953 - Aug 1956
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BOX : 43
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Sunshine Records
Sep 1956 - Sep 1958
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BOX : 44
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FOLDER : --
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Sunshine Records
Oct 1958 - Nov 1960
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BOX : 45
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Sunshine Records
Dec 1960 - Apr 1963
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BOX : 46
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Sunshine Records
May 1963 - May 1965
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BOX : 47
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Sunshine Records
Jun 1965 - Jun 5, 1967
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BOX : 48
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FOLDER : 1 - 23
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Form #1 - Daily Sheet: meteorological observations taken at 8 AM, noon, and 8 PM - temperature, barometric pressure, relative
humidity, wind direction and force, precipitation, clouds and amount of clouds
Jan 1935 - Aug 1942
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BOX : 49
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FOLDER : 1 - 24
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Form #1
Sep 1942 - Aug 1950
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BOX : 50
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FOLDER : 1 - 24
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Form #1
Sep 1950 - Aug 1958
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BOX : 51
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FOLDER : 1 - 24
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Form #1
Sep 1958 - Aug 1966
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BOX : 52
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FOLDER : 1 - 2
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Form #1
Sep 1966 - May 1967
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FOLDER : 3 - 22
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Form #1A - Daily Sheet: meterological observations taken at 8 PM - temperature, rainfall, wind, snow, and barometric pressure
Jun 1967 - Dec 1973
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FOLDER : 23 - 24
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Form #1A
1974 [gaps]
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FOLDER : 1 - 9
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Form #1A
1975 - 1979 [gaps], n.d.
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FOLDER : 10 - 12
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Reduction of Station Pressure to Zero
May 1935 - Jun 1966
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FOLDER : 13 - 16
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Form #2 - Barometer
Jan 1929 - Jun 1966
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FOLDER : 17 - 20
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Form #3 - Thermometers
Jan 1926 - Jun 1966
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FOLDER : 21 - 22
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Form #4 - Hygrometer and Relative Humidity
Sep 1934 - Mar 1958
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FOLDER : 1
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Form #4
Apr 1958 - Jun 1966
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FOLDER : 2 - 5
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Form #5 - Clouds and Wind
Jan 1929 - Jun 1966
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FOLDER : 6 - 13
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Form #6 - Precipitation
Jun 1892, Jun 1893 - Jun 1966
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FOLDER : 14 - 17
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Form #7 - Remarks
Jan 1929 - Jun 1966
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FOLDER : 18 - 20
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Form #8 - Monthly Summary
Jan 1876 - Jul 1909
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Form #8
Aug 1909 - Jun 1966
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BOX : 56
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Form #9 - Hourly Wind Velocity,
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Form #10 - Prevailing Hourly Wind Direction,
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Form #11 - Wind - Number of Miles Traveled and Length of Time From [Direction]
Apr 1935 - Dec 1942
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Form #13 - Hourly Sunshine (Jordan Recorder)
Aug 1937 - Dec 1942
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Form #13 - Hourly Sunshine (Electric Transmitter)
Aug 1938 - Dec 1942
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BOX : 57
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Form #9 - Hourly Wind Velocity,
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Form #10 - Prevailing Hourly Wind Direction,
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Form #11 - Wind - Number of Miles Traveled and Length of Time From [Direction],
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Form #13 - Hourly Sunshine (Jordan Recorder),
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Form #13 - Hourly Sunshine (Electric Transmitter)
Jan 1943 - Dec 1949
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BOX : 58
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FOLDER : --
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Form #9 - Hourly Wind Velocity,
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Form #10 - Prevailing Hourly Wind Direction,
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Form #11 - Wind - Number of Miles Traveled and Length of Time From [Direction],
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Form #13 - Hourly Sunshine (Jordan Recorder)
Jan 1950 - Dec 1957
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Form #13 - Hourly Sunshine (Electric Transmitter)
Jan 1950 - Oct 1953 [only]
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FOLDER : --
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Form #9 - Hourly Wind Velocity,
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Form #10 - Prevailing Hourly Wind Direction,
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Form #11 - Wind - Number of Miles Traveled and Length of Time From [Direction],
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Form #13 - Hourly Sunshine (Jordan Recorder)
Jan 1958 - Jun 1966
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BOX : 60
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FOLDER : 1 - 49
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Recording charts/reporting forms - various: daily, weekly, and monthly
Aug 1979 - Aug 1983
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BOX : 61
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FOLDER : 1 - 12
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Reporting forms: daily and monthly
Sep 1983 - Aug 1984
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Series IV, OFF-SITE AND OTHER METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, DATA, AND RECORDS, 1915 - 1993
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BOX : 62
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FOLDER : 1
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Wind: mean hourly velocities, 1936 - 1955
n.d.
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FOLDER : 2
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Wind: number of miles and length of time from [direction], 1936 - 1955
n.d.
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FOLDER : 3
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Wind: number of miles and length of time from [direction]: monthly totals and percentages, 1936 - 1962
n.d.
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FOLDER : 4
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Temperatures: mean daily, 1926 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 5
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Temperatures: minimum daily, maximum daily, and mean daily, 1951 - 1962
n.d.
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FOLDER : 6
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Temperatures: normal daily, highest mean daily, and lowest mean daily, 1876 - 1925
n.d.
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FOLDER : 7
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Temperatures: normal daily maximum, 1901 - 1925
n.d.
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FOLDER : 8
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Temperatures: normal maximum daily, highest maximum daily, and lowest maximum daily, 1876 - 1925
n.d.
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FOLDER : 9
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Temperatures: normal minimum daily, highest minimum daily, and lowest minimum daily, 1876 - 1925
n.d.
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FOLDER : 10
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Temperatures: 75-year maximum daily, 1876 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 11
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Temperatures: 75-year minimum daily, 1876 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 12
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Temperatures: 75-year normal maximum daily, highest maximum daily, and lowest maximum daily, 1876 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 13
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Temperatures: 75-year normal mean daily, 1876 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 14
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Temperatures: 75-year normal minimum daily, highest minimum daily, and lowest minimum daily, 1876 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 15
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Temperatures: warmest and coldest days, 1876 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 16
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Sunshine: hourly sums, 1938 - 1957
n.d.
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BOX : 63
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FOLDER : 1
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Voluntary observer's meteorological record - climatological data, daily maximum/minimum temperatures, and daily precipitation,
1901 - 1920
n.d.
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FOLDER : 2
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Barometric pressure - microbarograph scalings corrected to station pressures, 1940 - 1942
n.d.
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FOLDER : 3
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Snow - depth on the ground at 8:00 PM for the months November - March, 1934 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 4
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Temperatures - daily ranges, 1901 - 1925
n.d.
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FOLDER : 5
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Temperatures - maximum daily maximum, mean daily mean, and minimum daily minimum, 1876 - 1935. Graphs
n.d.
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FOLDER : 6
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Temperatures - maximum daily range, mean daily range, and minimum daily range, 1900 - 1935. Graphs
n.d.
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FOLDER : 7
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Temperatures - maximum/mean/minimum of the daily maximum/daily mean/daily minimum, with the daily range [of the mean daily
maximum and the mean daily minimum], 1876 - 1935
n.d.
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FOLDER : 8
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Temperatures - mean daily, 1876 - 1925
n.d.
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FOLDER : 9
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Temperatures - mean daily mean, 1850 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 10
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Temperatures - mean daily sums, 1850 - 1950
n.d.
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FOLDER : 11
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Temperatures - monthly means of 8:00 AM readings, 8:00 PM readings, and means of both readings, 1914 - 1934
n.d.
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FOLDER : 12
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Temperatures/precipitation records, 1901 - 1932. John M. Poor
n.d.
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FOLDER : 13
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Wind diagram [wind rose] of readings in Hanover, NH, 1936 - 1940. Mechanical drawing by U.S. Engineer Office, Providence,
RI
Jan 15, 1941
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FOLDER : 14
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Wind - mean hourly velocity by months and years, 1935 - 1940
n.d.
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BOX : 64
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FOLDER : 1
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Barometric observations log notebook of measurements taken for altitude, visibility, etc. from various local elevations. John
M. Poor
1914 - 1932
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FOLDER : 2
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“Climate of Hanover”. Robert E. Lautzenheiser, State Climatologist, U.S. Weather Bureau Office, Boston, MA
n.d.
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FOLDER : 3
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Correspondence between Shattuck Observatory and the National Weather Records Center, Asheville, NC
Apr 9 - Nov 17, 1965
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FOLDER : 4
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Diagram of locations of meteorological instruments in Shattuck Observatory, including sequence of observations and instructions
n.d.
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FOLDER : 5
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Frost - spring and fall occurrences, 1876 - 1946. Graph by Richard H. Goddard.
n.d.
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FOLDER : 6
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Frosts - last of spring and first of autumn, 1876 - 1966. Table by Richard H. Goddard
n.d.
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FOLDER : 7
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[National Weather Service] instructions and labels for sending Fischer and Porter Rain Gage tapes. Notations by Tom Kenyon,
Technical Administrator, Physics and Astronomy Department
Dec 22, 1983, n.d.
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