La Crosse Weather Station records, 1872-1974.

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La Crosse Weather Station records, 1872-1974.

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Records include administrative materials, meteorological and climatological data, and Mississippi data. Administrative records include correspondence and a register of events which logs non-meteorological events that occurred at the weather station. Meteorological events include daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reports from the La Crosse Station, as well as yearly federal reports of the chief of the Weather Bureau. Mississippi River materials include daily river stages across the country and records of observations of the Mississippi River at La Crosse.

18.8 cubic ft. (46 archives boxes and 7 v.)

La Crosse Public Library

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United States. National Weather Service

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The National Weather Service is under the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. From the description of Surface weather observations at the National Weather Service Office, Tucson International Airport, 1975- (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 27959868 The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the ...

United States. Weather Bureau. La Crosse Weather Station (La Crosse, Wis.)

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