U.S. Weather Bureau records (Collection)
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1912 - 1941
Creator
- United States. Weather Bureau (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
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)
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Aisle 12B--Shelf 7
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These records were part of a donation from The Yorba Linda Citrus Association records and the Foothill Groves, Inc. records.
Creator
- United States. Weather Bureau (Organization)
- Title
- U.S. Weather Bureau records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- ns
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751
uasc@fullerton.libanswers.com