Introduction | Agency Sketch | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory

Introduction

The 13.5 cubic feet of material in the National Weather Service Collection of observation reports was placed on permanent loan with the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes on August 10, 1989. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration retains ownership of the records. No restrictions have been placed on access to their reports. Final processing of the collection was completed in January 1992 by Mark J. Barnes.

Agency Sketch

No historical information on the Cleveland, Ohio National Weather Service Station was available at the time this collection was processed.

Scope and Content

This collection contains 84 bound volumes of meteorological observations performed at the National Weather Service office in Cleveland, Ohio from 1870 to 1948. The observations range in format from printed forms with handwritten entries to notebooks filled with extensive comments, handwritten or in typescript. The 13.5 cubic feet of volumes record data on wind direction and speed, temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, cloud conditions, and other weather information. Although the reporting formats have similarities, there are seven separate series identified for description due to variations in compilation techniques for daily and monthly reports.

Series Description

REPORTS

DAILY JOURNAL
January 28, 1872-April 30, 1905
Boxes 1-5
Arranged chronologically
Series contains journals for daily weather observations. Weather observers recorded instrument readings at regular intervals each day for such features as relative humidity, barometric pressure, temperature, wind direction and speed, degree of cloud cover, precipitation, and other remarks. The recording format includes lengthy comments written as notebook entries. Each entry through June 30, 1895 is handwritten in ink. Later journals appear in typescript.

RECORD OF TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS
September 1, 1872-March 23, 1873
Box 1
Arranged chronologically
Series contains a record of reports received at the Cleveland Weather Service office on a daily basis. The source of a cabled report is listed along with the number of words in it. This series is appended into volumes 1 and 2 of the above series and is not extensive.

REPORTS RECORD
January 15, 1902-December 31, 1904
Box 5
Arranged chronologically
This series contains one volume. Several report formats appear in this series. An hourly record of changes in wind direction, barometric pressure, and other readings appears first. This is followed by listings of addresses to which forecasts were mailed, reports of chalk plate maps issued, and equipment inventories.

DAILY RECORD OF OBSERVATIONS
November 1, 1870-October 31, 1881
Box 6 and Loose volumes 25-29
Arranged chronologically
This series contains volumes monitoring daily weather observations. Information is presented on printed forms with the data handwritten onto the form for each entry.

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS
September 1881-December 1885
Loose volume 30
Arranged chronologically
This series contains one volume recording meteorological data compiled on a form documenting monthly accumulations of daily observations.

RECORD OF MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS
1886-1904
Box 7
Arranged chronologically
This series contains bound forms with handwritten entries recording weather condition observations on a daily basis in order to provide weather patterns for a monthly report. Separate sheets record data for wind, temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, and miscellaneous phenomena.

DAILY FORMS 1001, 1002, 1014
1905-1948
Box 8-20
Arranged chronologically
This series includes daily reporting forms for weather observations contained in bound volumes. In the years 1930-1933 two volumes appear for each year. Form 1001 is a daily record of observations, 1002 is a form for summaries, form 1014 is a daily log sheet.

Inventory

Box 1: Daily Journal

Volumes

1. Volume 1. January 28, 1872-March 16, 1873
   Record of Reports: September 1, 1872-November 23, 1872
2. Volume 2. March 1, 1873-September 30, 1875
   Record of Reports: November 24, 1872-March 23, 1873
3. Volume 3. October 1, 1875-April 30, 1878
4. Volume 4. May 1, 1878-June 30, 1880
5. Volume 5. July 1, 1880-January 31, 1882

Box 2: Daily Journal

Volumes

1. Volume 6. February 1, 1882-November 30, 1883
2. Volume 7. December 1, 1883-June 30, 1887
3. Volume 8. July 1, 1887-June 30, 1889
4. Volume 9. July 1, 1889-November 25, 1890

Box 3: Daily Journal

Volumes

1. Volume 10. November 26, 1890-December 31, 1891
2. Volume 11. January 1, 1892-October 24, 1892
3. Volume 12. October 25, 1892-August 31, 1893
4. Volume 13. September 1, 1893-May 31, 1894

Box 4: Daily Journal

Volumes

1. Volume 14. June 1, 1894-February 28, 1895
2. Volume 15. March 1, 1895-June 30, 1895
3. Volume 16. July 1, 1895-September 30, 1899

Box 5: Daily Journal, Reports Record

Volumes

1. Volume 17. Journal--October 1, 1899-December 31, 1903
2. Volume 18. Journal--January 1, 1904-January 31, 1905
3. Volume 19. Journal--January 1, 1905-April 30, 1905
4. Volume 20. Reports Record--January 15, 1902-December 31, 1904

Box 6: Daily Record of Observations

Volumes

1. Volume 21. November 1, 1870-January 27, 1872
2. Volume 22. March 31, 1872-August 16, 1873
3. Volume 23. August 17, 1873-October 24, 1874
4. Volume 24. October 25, 1874-December 25, 1875

Loose Volumes

Volumes

1. Volume 25. Daily Record of Observations--December 25, 1875-March 17, 1877
2. Volume 26. Daily Record of Observations--March 18, 1877-December 31, 1877
3. Volume 27. Daily Record of Observations--December 30, 1877-June 4, 1879
4. Volume 28. Daily Record of Observations--January 1, 1879-December 31, 1879
5. Volume 29. Daily Record of Observations--January 1, 1880-October 31, 1881
6. Volume 30. Monthly Meteorological Reports--1881-1885

Box 7: Record of Monthly Meteorological Report

Volumes

1. Volume 31. 1886-1888
2. Volume 32. January-June 1889
3. Volume 33. July 1889-June 1892
4. Volume 34. 1893-1896
5. Volume 35. 1897-1900
6. Volume 36. 1901-1904

Box 8: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

Volumes

1. Volume 37. 1905
2. Volume 38. 1906
3. Volume 39. 1907

Box 9: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 40. 1908
2. Volume 41. 1909
3. Volume 42. 1910

Box 10: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 43. 1911
2. Volume 44. 1912
3. Volume 45. 1913

Box 11: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 46. 1914
2. Volume 47. 1915
3. Volume 48. 1916

Box 12: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 49. 1917
2. Volume 50. 1918
3. Volume 51. 1919

Box 13: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 52. 1920
2. Volume 53. 1921
3. Volume 54. 1922

Box 14: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 55. 1923
2. Volume 56. 1924
3. Volume 57. 1925

Box 15: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 58. 1926
2. Volume 59. 1927
3. Volume 60. 1928

Box 16: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 61. 1929
2. Volume 62. 1930
3. Volume 63. 1930

Box 17: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 64. 1931
2. Volume 65. 1931
3. Volume 66. 1932
4. Volume 67. 1932
5. Volume 68. 1933
6. Volume 69. 1933

Box 18: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 70. 1934
2. Volume 71. 1935
3. Volume 72. 1936
4. Volume 73. 1937
5. Volume 74. 1938

Box 19: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 75. 1939
2. Volume 76. 1940
3. Volume 77. 1941
4. Volume 78. 1942
5. Volume 79. 1943

Box 20: Daily Forms - 1001, 1002, 1014

1. Volume 80. 1944
2. Volume 81. 1945
3. Volume 82. 1946
4. Volume 83. 1947
5. Volume 84. 1948

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