National Weather Service 1870

occupation:
Meteorology
Nationality:
American
born in:
United States

1870 - Joint Congressional Resolution requires Secretary of War "to provide for taking meteorological observations at the military stations…and for giving notice…of the approach and force of storms".

1967 - Weather Bureau renamed National Weather Service, under the Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA).

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Humidity evaluator

Radiosonde, US Weather Bureau, serial no. 945490