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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: U.S. Weather Bureau records (Collection)
    Dates: 1912 - 1941
    Collection Number: LH-CA-b
    Creator/Collector:
    Extent: 2 boxes
    Online items available
    Repository: California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
    Fullerton, California 92834-4150
    Abstract: This collection contains records from the US Weather Bureau between 1912 and 1941, and center around the Yorba Linda weather observation station. The strength of this collection lies in the annual weather reports conducted by 'Cooperative Observers', which shed light on how meteorological data was gathered in the early twentieth century.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    U.S. Weather Bureau records (Collection). California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections

    Biography/Administrative History

    The Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) was created under the Organic Act in 1890 and the COOP program was soon transferred into their responsibility. By then, the number of weather observers had grown to around 2,000 stations. However, it wasn't until 1953 that the push was made to expand the network across the country. Dr. Helmut Landsberg conducted a study with Iowa State University and came to the conclusion that an observation site was needed every 25 miles. This is the system that the National Weather Service uses today. By 1990, the number of observers had grown to 10,000 stations, and today there are over 12,000 COOP stations. Source: National Weather Service (weather.gov)

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection contains records from the US Weather Bureau between 1912 and 1941, and center around the Yorba Linda weather observation station. The strength of this collection lies in the annual weather reports conducted by 'Cooperative Observers', which shed light on how meteorological data was gathered in the early twentieth century.

    Indexing Terms

    Meteorological services
    Citrus fruit industry -- Orange County (Calif.)

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