Finding Aid to the Lynchburg, Virginia Meteorological Station Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG (VA.) METEOROLOGICAL STATION PAPERS
The collection includes climatological and meteorological records of the weather
station at Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1873 until 1996. Also included is a weather
memorandum book (1861-1862) with anecdotal records of activities in Lynchburg and
Nelson County, in addition to weather observations.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection.]
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG (VA.) METEOROLOGICAL STATION PAPERS
The collection includes climatological and meteorological records of the weather
station at Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1873 until 1996. Also included is a weather
memorandum book (1861-1862) with anecdotal records of activities in Lynchburg, in
addition to weather observations.
BOX 1
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
Weather Memorandum Book, 1861[-1862]
"A Relationship Between Local Climatic Changes at Lynchburg,
Va., and Large-Scale SynopticCirculations" (Darrell R. MASSIE,
1982)
Climatological Record (1873-1910)
Climatological Record (1911-1930)
BOX 2
2-1
2-2
Climatological Record (1931-1950)
Climatological Record (1951-1970)
BOX 3
3-1
3-2
3-3
Climatological Record (1971-1990) [Copy 1]
Climatological Record (1971-1990) [Copy 2]
Meteorological Summary (1891-1910)
BOX 4
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
4-5
4-6
4-7
4-8
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1893-1899)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1901-1909)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1910-1919)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1920-1929)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1930-1939)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1940-1949)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1950-1959)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1960-1969)
BOX 5
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1970-1979)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1980-1985)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1986-1989)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1990-1992)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1993-1996)
Annual Summaries (Virginia) (1965-1979)
Annual Summaries (Virginia) (1980-1989)
Annual Summaries (Virginia) (1990-1995)
Temperature/Precipitation (Monthly/Annual Mean) (1872-1937)
(Continued)
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LYNCHBURG (VA.) METEOROLOGICAL STATION PAPERS
(Continued)
BOX 6
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-6
Record of River Observations 1911-1922
Record of River Observations 1922-1934
Record of River Observations 1935-1939
Index of Meteorological Observations in the United States…
Meteorological record 1871-1872
Daily Journal 1871-1877
BOX 7
7-1
7-2
7-4
7-5
Daily Journal 1877-1880
Weekly meteorological record 1873-1874
Weekly meteorological record 1874-1875
Weekly meteorological record 1875-1876
BOX 8
8-1
8-2
8-3
8-4
Daily Journal 1880-1883
Daily Journal 1883-1886
Daily Journal 1886-1888
Daily Journal 1888-1890
BOX 9
9-1
9-3
9-4
9-4
Daily Journal 1891-1892
Daily Journal 1893-1894
Daily Journal 1895
Weekly meteorological record 1876-1877
The remaining section of the collection consists of volumes of Weekly Weather
Observations (1876-1964) and are shelved in order with the collection.
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG (VA.) WEATHER STATION
The weather station in Lynchburg, Virginia, was established 24 May 1871, by the
Signal Corps of the United States Army. The purpose of the station was to "[note] the
development and progress of storms and other meteorological phenomena and [report]
the same to the public with predictions of probably future atmospheric conditions." The
first office of the weather station was at Eleventh and Main Streets in Lynchburg.
Between 1890 and 1913, the station was operated in the Law Building at 807 Main
Street. From 1913 until 1944, when it was moved to the Preston Glenn Airport (later
Lynchburg Municipal Airport), it was operated in the Peoples National Bank Building at
Eighth and Main Streets. During the Depression, the office was closed from July 1933
until November 1936.
The Signal Corps maintained the weather station until 18 June 1889 when it
began to be operated by the Weather Bureau, a division of the Department of Agriculture.
It was operated under the Department of Agriculture until 1940, when it was changed to
the Department of Commerce.
With advances in technology, and with budgetary constraints, the operation of the
weather station has been gradually phased out in Lynchburg. Weather services are now
(1998) provided from the station at Blacksburg, Virginia.
["The Signal Service," Lynchburg Daily Virginian, 15 July 1888, p. 1 col. 3; "Weather Reporting Begun
Here in 1871," Lynchburg Daily Advance, Supplement, 22 March 1954, "50 Years of Progress 1904-1954,"
Lynchburg Retail Merchants Association, p. 6 col. 6; "Weather Station in Lynchburg," Lynchburg Daily
Advance, 29 June 1961, p. 21 col. 6.]
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2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG (VA.) METEOROLOGICAL STATION PAPERS
The collection includes climatological and meteorological records of the weather
station at Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1873 until 1996. Also included is a weather
memorandum book (1861-1862) with anecdotal records of activities in Lynchburg and
Nelson County, in addition to weather observations.
[Detailed finding guide available with the collection.]
MS1354
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG (VA.) METEOROLOGICAL STATION PAPERS
The collection includes climatological and meteorological records of the weather
station at Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1873 until 1996. Also included is a weather
memorandum book (1861-1862) with anecdotal records of activities in Lynchburg, in
addition to weather observations.
BOX 1
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
Weather Memorandum Book, 1861[-1862]
"A Relationship Between Local Climatic Changes at Lynchburg,
Va., and Large-Scale SynopticCirculations" (Darrell R. MASSIE,
1982)
Climatological Record (1873-1910)
Climatological Record (1911-1930)
BOX 2
2-1
2-2
Climatological Record (1931-1950)
Climatological Record (1951-1970)
BOX 3
3-1
3-2
3-3
Climatological Record (1971-1990) [Copy 1]
Climatological Record (1971-1990) [Copy 2]
Meteorological Summary (1891-1910)
BOX 4
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
4-5
4-6
4-7
4-8
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1893-1899)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1901-1909)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1910-1919)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1920-1929)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1930-1939)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1940-1949)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1950-1959)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1960-1969)
BOX 5
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1970-1979)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1980-1985)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1986-1989)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1990-1992)
Monthly/Annual Summaries (Local) (1993-1996)
Annual Summaries (Virginia) (1965-1979)
Annual Summaries (Virginia) (1980-1989)
Annual Summaries (Virginia) (1990-1995)
Temperature/Precipitation (Monthly/Annual Mean) (1872-1937)
(Continued)
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LYNCHBURG (VA.) METEOROLOGICAL STATION PAPERS
(Continued)
BOX 6
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-6
Record of River Observations 1911-1922
Record of River Observations 1922-1934
Record of River Observations 1935-1939
Index of Meteorological Observations in the United States…
Meteorological record 1871-1872
Daily Journal 1871-1877
BOX 7
7-1
7-2
7-4
7-5
Daily Journal 1877-1880
Weekly meteorological record 1873-1874
Weekly meteorological record 1874-1875
Weekly meteorological record 1875-1876
BOX 8
8-1
8-2
8-3
8-4
Daily Journal 1880-1883
Daily Journal 1883-1886
Daily Journal 1886-1888
Daily Journal 1888-1890
BOX 9
9-1
9-3
9-4
9-4
Daily Journal 1891-1892
Daily Journal 1893-1894
Daily Journal 1895
Weekly meteorological record 1876-1877
The remaining section of the collection consists of volumes of Weekly Weather
Observations (1876-1964) and are shelved in order with the collection.
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG (VA.) WEATHER STATION
The weather station in Lynchburg, Virginia, was established 24 May 1871, by the
Signal Corps of the United States Army. The purpose of the station was to "[note] the
development and progress of storms and other meteorological phenomena and [report]
the same to the public with predictions of probably future atmospheric conditions." The
first office of the weather station was at Eleventh and Main Streets in Lynchburg.
Between 1890 and 1913, the station was operated in the Law Building at 807 Main
Street. From 1913 until 1944, when it was moved to the Preston Glenn Airport (later
Lynchburg Municipal Airport), it was operated in the Peoples National Bank Building at
Eighth and Main Streets. During the Depression, the office was closed from July 1933
until November 1936.
The Signal Corps maintained the weather station until 18 June 1889 when it
began to be operated by the Weather Bureau, a division of the Department of Agriculture.
It was operated under the Department of Agriculture until 1940, when it was changed to
the Department of Commerce.
With advances in technology, and with budgetary constraints, the operation of the
weather station has been gradually phased out in Lynchburg. Weather services are now
(1998) provided from the station at Blacksburg, Virginia.
["The Signal Service," Lynchburg Daily Virginian, 15 July 1888, p. 1 col. 3; "Weather Reporting Begun
Here in 1871," Lynchburg Daily Advance, Supplement, 22 March 1954, "50 Years of Progress 1904-1954,"
Lynchburg Retail Merchants Association, p. 6 col. 6; "Weather Station in Lynchburg," Lynchburg Daily
Advance, 29 June 1961, p. 21 col. 6.]
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Title
Finding Aid to the Lynchburg, Virginia Meteorological Station Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Weather stations -- Lynchburg, Va.
Description
Finding aid to the Lynchburg Meteorological Station Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include records from 1873 to 1996.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
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pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1354FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Lynchburg, Virginia Meteorological Station Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 29, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/411.