UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD
Archives/Special Collections
U.S.
Weather Bureau/Service
Meteorological Records, Springfield, Illinois, 1879-1994
This record series consists of the
following items:
U.S. War Department, Signal Service U.S.
Army, Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce and
Agriculture.
Meteorological Record, Springfield, Illinois,
1
v.
Daily record of
temperature (including maxima and minima), barometric pressure, hygrometer
readings, wind velocity and direction, cloud types, and precipitation. Readings
taken four to six times a day.
Located
in box 1.
U.S. War Department, Signal Service.
Monthly
Meteorological Report, Springfield, Illinois.
3 v. : September
1881-January 1886; February 1886-January 1889; February 1889-June 1889.
Daily record of
barometric pressure, temperature (including maxima and minima), relative humidity,
dew-point, wind direction and velocity, cloud types, precipitation amounts, and
sunset observations. Also includes sums and means of observations and comments
on unusual phenomena (frosts, halos, heavy precipitation, etc.) Readings taken
three times a day.
Located
in box 2.
U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau.
Daily
Journal; Sunshine, Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, Springfield, Illinois,
1900-1904.
1
v.
Bound volume of onion
skin carbon copies of daily narrative journal of weather conditions, including
descriptions of thunderstorms, fog, solar halos, snowstorms, and other weather
phenomena. Also included are hourly observation records of wind velocity and
direction, and sunshine. The daily journal includes a subject index.
Located in box 3.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau (1889-1940).
U.S. Department of
Commerce, Weather Bureau (1941-48).
Original Monthly Record
of Observations at Springfield, Illinois, 1889-1943; Meteorological Record,
1944-1948.
49
v.
Daily record of
barometric pressure, temperature (including maxima and minima), relative
humidity, dewpoint, wind direction and velocity, amounts of sunshine, cloud
types, precipitation amounts, and sunset observations. Also includes sums and means
of observations, monthly and annual summaries, and comments on unusual
phenomena (frosts, halos, heavy precipitation, auroras, meteor showers,
earthquakes, eclipses, heat prostrations, etc.) Readings summarized twice
daily, 1889-1904. From 1905 a "Daily Local Record" is included,
showing hourly observations. Written narratives of weather observations, and
especially of severe storms, are often included, as well as newspaper clippings
of weather-related stories.
Located
in boxes 2-7.
U.S. Department of Commerce: Weather
Bureau (1948-1968); Environmental Science Services Administration,
Environmental Data Service (1969-1973); National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Weather Service (1974- ).
Surface Weather
Observations, Springfield, Illinois, September
1948-1994.
44
boxes, 14.5 cubic feet
Carbon copies of ledger
sheets recording hourly observations of barometric pressure, temperature
(including maxima and minima), relative humidity, percentage of sky cover,
cloud types, precipitation amounts, wind direction and velocity, visibility,
and minutes of sunshine. Also includes daily and monthly sums and means of
observations, and brief notes of unusual phenomena. Beginning in 1989, the
record takes the form of computer print-outs.
Located
in boxes 8-49, 53-55. Duplicates of monthly summaries for the years 1949-1954
and surface weather observations for 1949 are in box 50.
U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau.
Means
Books, Springfield, Illinois, July 1879-1904.
2
v. : 1879-1898; 1899-1904.
Monthly and annual
summaries of maxima, minima, and means of temperature, wind direction and
velocity, precipitation amounts, cloud cover, barometric pressure, dates of
first and last frosts, relative humidity, and occurrence of thunderstorms and
foggy days. Also includes remarks on unusual weather occurrences, such as
severe thunderstorms, blizzards, floods, and droughts.
Located
in box 50.
U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau: Illinois Weather Service.
Monthly Section
Publications, November 1891-November 1894.
1
v.
Statewide summary of
means and extremes of temperature, barometric pressure, and precipitation; also
averages of clear days and prevailing wind direction, and dates of occurrences
of thunderstorms, hailstorms, rainbows, fog, frost, halos and auroras. Also
included are means and extremes of temperature and precipitation and
occurrences of clear days at about 65 stations around Illinois..
Located
in box 50.
U.S.
Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Climatological Record,
Springfield, Illinois, 1879-1970.
5 v. : 1879-1910;
1911-1930; 1930-1950; 1931-1950; 1951-1970.
Detailed comparative monthly and annual
summaries of means and extremes of barometric pressure, temperature, precipitation,
wind direction and velocity, cloudiness and sunshine, and numbers of days with
fog, hail, thunderstorms, halos and auroras. Also included is information on
the types and placement of measuring instruments, and location and layout of
the recording station.
Located
in box 50.
U.S. Department of Commerce: Weather
Bureau (1954-1968); Environmental Science Services Administration,
Environmental Data Service (1969-1973); National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Weather Service (1974- )
Local
Climatological Data: Annual Summary with
Comparative Data, Springfield, Illinois, 1954-1992.
Published monthly and annual summaries of temperature averages and extremes, precipitation, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, cloudiness and sunshine. Also included are tables comparing average temperatures, precipitation totals, heating and cooling degree days, and snowfall for 40-year periods.
Located in boxes 50-52.
Boxlist:
Box 1:
Meteorological
Record, Springfield, Illinois, 5 July 1879-22 October 1881.
Box 2:
Monthly
Meteorological Report, Springfield, Illinois.
3 volumes:
September
1881-January 1886
February
1886-January 1889
February
1889-June 1889.
Original
Monthly Record of Observations at Springfield, Illinois:
1889-1892
1893-1896
1897-1900
Box 3:
1901-1904
Daily
Journal; Sunshine, Wind Direction, Wind Velocity, 1900-1904
Original
Monthly Record of Observations at Springfield, Illinois:
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910 (includes clipping
and comments on feared effects of Halley's Comet.)
Box 4:
Original
Monthly Record of Observations at Springfield, Illinois:
1911 (includes report
and newspaper clippings on severe thunderstorms of 6 and 13 September)
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918 (includes brief
account of snowstorm of 10-14 January)
1919
1920
Box 5:
Original
Monthly Record of Observations at Springfield, Illinois:
1921
1922 (includes report on
severe thunderstorm of 13 June)
1923
1924 (includes clippings
on ice storm of 17-18 December)
1925 (includes report on
severe thunderstorm of 13 April)
1926
1927
(includes clipping on tornado of 19 April)
1928
1929 (includes clippings
on snowstorms of 23 October and 20-22 December)
1930
Box 6:
Original
Monthly Record of Observations at Springfield, Illinois:
1931
1932
1933
(includes report on hailstorm of 9 May)
1934
1935 (includes clipping
on severe thunderstorm of 8 May)
1936
(includes clipping on dust storm of 9 June)
1937 (includes clippings
on ice storms of 7-8 January and 12-21 December)
1938
1939 (includes clippings
on winter storms in February, severe
thunderstorms of 15 April and 6 August, and earthquake of 23 November)
Box 7:
Original
Monthly Record of Observations at Springfield, Illinois:
1940
1941 (includes clippings
on tornadoes of 19 April and 3 October)
1942
1943 (includes clipping
on severe thunderstorm of 4 July)
Meteorological
Record, Springfield, Illinois:
1944
1945 (includes clipping
on severe thunderstorm of 11 August)
1946
(includes report on aurora of 26 July)
1947 (includes clipping
on severe thunderstorm of 15 May)
1948
Box 8:
Surface
Weather Observations, Springfield, Illinois:
September-December
1948
Box 9:
1949
Box 10: 1950
Box 11: 1951
Box 12: 1952
Box 13: 1953
Box 14: 1954
Box 15: 1955
Box 16: 1956
Box 17: 1957
Box 18: 1958
Box 20: 1960
Box 21: 1961
Box 22: 1962
Box 23: 1963
Box 24: 1964
Box 25: 1965
Box 26: 1966
Box 27: 1967
Box 28: 1968
Box 29: 1969
Box 30: 1970
Box 31: 1971
Box 32: 1972
Box 33: 1973
Box 34: 1974
Box 35: 1975
Box 36: 1976
Box 37: 1977
Box 38: 1978
Box 39: 1979
Box 40: 1980
Box 41: 1981
Box 42: 1982
Box 43: 1983
Box 44: 1984
Box 45: 1985
Box 46: 1986
Box 47: 1987
Box 48: 1988
Box 49: 1989 (see box 53 for 1990 et
seq.)
Box 50:
Means
Book, 1879-1898
Means
Book, 1899-1904
Monthly Section
Publications, Illinois, November 1891-November 1894
Climatological
Records:
1879-1910
1911-1930
1930-1950
1931-1950
inserts:
Easter Sunday minimum temperatures, 1882-1965
Degree Days, 1895-1951.
[Newspaper clipping showing old Post Office and Government Building, where Weather Bureau was located, 1879-1905.]
[Plans of Weather Bureau Office in Federal Building at Seventh and Monroe, showing locations of recording devices and rooms, 1932.]
Pressure, Highest and Lowest, in inches and hundredths...extremes for entire record of 61 years, 1946.
Percentages of directions from which the wind blows as determined from the Springfield Airport records for the period 1929-1942.
Description of Topography and Exposure of Instruments at Weather Reporting Station, 1943.
Index of Earthquake Tremors at Springfield, Illinois, 1905-1947.
Climatological
Record, 1951-1970
Box 51:
Springfield:
Daily Normal of temperature and degree days, 1931-1960.
Local Climatological Data, 1947, 1949-1980.
Box 52: Local Climatological Data, 1981 - Oct. 1992
Box 53: Surface Weather Observations,
1990
Box 54: 1991
Box 55: 1992
Box 56: 1993
Box 57: 1994
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