United States, Weather Bureau, Raleigh Office (Raleigh, N.C.) records, 1887 Sept.-1972 Dec. [manuscript]

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United States, Weather Bureau, Raleigh Office (Raleigh, N.C.) records, 1887 Sept.-1972 Dec. [manuscript]

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Consists of monthly service weather observations recorded by the Weather Bureau in Raleigh from 1887-1972, with daily records and annual summaries available for some years. Newspaper clippings have been pasted into some volumes. The collection is divided into two series. Meteorological Trends,1887-1947 shows high, low and normal temperatures over time as recorded graphically and numerically on government forms. Monthly Meteorological Reports, 1887-1972 gives surface weather observation data for Raleigh, along with daily records and annual summaries included for some years, all recorded on government forms.

15 linear ft. (88 v.)

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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