Seattle City Light weather data records, 1931-1983.

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Seattle City Light weather data records, 1931-1983.

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Includes climatological data for the Seattle area from the U.S. Weather Bureau and NOAA; correspondence and subject files, including files concerning a cloud seeding program for the Skagit River basin; together with printouts and notes from computer analyses of weather data.

1.5 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Seattle Municipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8145063

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