Surface Reference Materials

Manuals and instructions for observing the weather and recording observations. Includes the Weather Bureau Circulars published from 1889 through the 1950s, and the Federal Meteorological Handbook series that followed.

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notes Manuals and instructions for observing the weather and recording observations. Includes the Weather Bureau Circulars published from 1889 through the 1950s, and the Federal Meteorological Handbook series that followed.
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title Surface Reference Materials