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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Renee M. Savits, 27 October 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (Richmond, Va.), Records, 1897-1979 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 44233 Renee M. Savits

Library of Virginia 2010 Renee M. Savits Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (Richmond, Va.), Records, 1897-1979 44233 33 cu. ft. (106 volumes) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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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.

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