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1989.008.063

Core
Extent
5 storage cartons; (5 linear ft.)
Level
Series
System
Like-type materials are arranged chronologically.
Title
Meteorological Records
Title (generic)
Records
Accession No.

Sub-series includes records of climatological data collected and recorded by the Essex Company. The Essex Company served as a collection center for the agency of federal government responsible for weather observations; at various times the offices were the Department of Agriculture, the Weather Bureau, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The sub-series contains daily weather and river data gathered by the Essex Company and forwarded on government reporting forms to the federal collecting agency. Present are both loose and bound carbon copies of "Record of Climatological Observations" (1893-1976) and "Record of River and Climatological Observations" (1954-1978, 1986).
Some Essex Company produced reports of temperature patterns and watershed data (1880-1954) are included, as are raw temperature data collection forms from 1975-1982.
Included are the following governmental publications:
Climatological Data - New England (1935-1987)
Monthly Weather Review (1936, 1943, 1944)
Current Water Resources Conditions in Central New England (1971-1981)
The National Cooperative Observer Newsletter (1974-1987)
The Cooperative Observer - Eastern Region (1974-1982)

Collection
Essex Company Collection
Creator
Essex Company
Date (created)
1880-1987

Materials are typically of letter-size or smaller.

Language
English
Administrative
Location
Second Floor Vault
Condition
Good
Cataloged By
Hearn_ Michael
Cataloged On