United States Weather Bureau records for the Concord Station (Concord, Mass.) as observed by Fred A. Tower, 1890-1949.

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United States Weather Bureau records for the Concord Station (Concord, Mass.) as observed by Fred A. Tower, 1890-1949.

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Records (1890-1949) relating to weather observation by the U.S. Weather Bureau's Concord Station located in Concord, Mass. Includes: Monthly weather records, 1890-1944, both typed and ms. with information regarding temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, and barometric pressure; Daily weather records, 1940-1944, with information regarding weather observations, temperature, humidity and wind direction; Temperature graphs (monthly), 1911-1933 and 1940-1944; Relative humidity graphs (monthly) 1925-1944, with gaps; Anemometer graphs, 1893-1913, with gaps. (Cont.) Barometer graphs, 1897-1944, with gaps; and bound vols. of climatological data, 1890-1949, with gaps. Other related materials include typed correspondence, various weather calculations and statistical charts, solar eclipse observations, photographs, Hurricane of 1938 information, and subpoenas served on vounteer observer Fred A. Tower regarding weather observations made at Concord Station, Concord, Mass.

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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United States. Weather Bureau. Concord Station (Concord, Mass.)

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Tower Fred A. (Fred Alonzo), 1871-1959

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Postmaster, author, musician, poet, and amateur weather observer of Concord, Mass. Son of Alonzo and Tryphena (Clark) Tower. Born in Concord on Feb. 10, 1871; married Katherine Gookin; died in Concord in Feb. 1959. Concord Postmaster. Author of A History of Trinity Church Concord, Massachusetts. Choirmaster of Trinity Church. Established the United States Weather Bureau Concord Station on July 1, 1890 and remained its volunteer observer for more than 60 years. From the description of...