Boulder (Colo.) wind and humidity readings tables 1965-1966.

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Boulder (Colo.) wind and humidity readings tables 1965-1966.

This folder contains 2 tables of daily wind and humidity readings taken at the central fire station in Boulder, Colo., June 1965 through Dec. 1966. According to a note on the top of the first table, the U.S. Forest Service provided a buzzer-type anemometer and a sling psychrometer; firemen read the wind velocity and humidity daily at 1 or 2 p.m. to determine the degree of fire danger in the neighboring mountains.

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Boulder Public Library

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