National Weather Service (Cleveland, OH) records

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 document types identified for description due to variations in compilation techniques for daily and monthly 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.