The following is a list of the Weather Bureau Stations of the United
States, and from any of these offices, preferably the one nearest you,
you will be able to obtain the weather reports and weather map (see Fig.
52), indicating many things of interest, and from which you will be able
to make a careful study of the weather.
ABILENE, TEX.
ALBANY, N. Y.
ALPENA, MICH.
AMARILLO, TEX.
ANNISTON, ALA.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
ATLANTA, GA.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
AUGUSTA, GA.
BAKER, ORE.
BALTIMORE, MD.
BENTONVILLE, ARK.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
BISMARCK, N. D.
BLOCK ISLAND, R. I.
BOISE, IDA.
BOSTON, MASS.
BROKEN ARROW, OKLA.
BUFFALO, N. Y.
BURLINGTON, VT.
CAIRO, ILL.
CANTON, N. Y.
CAPE HENRY, VA.
CAPE MAY, N. J.
CHARLES CITY, IA.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
CHEYENNE, WYO.
CHICAGO, ILL.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
CLALLAM BAY, WASH.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
COLUMBIA, MO.
COLUMBIA, S. C.
COLUMBUS, OHIO
CONCORD, N. H.
CONCORDIA, KANS.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.
DALLAS, TEX.
DAVENPORT, IA.
DAYTON, OHIO
DEL RIO, TEX.
DENVER, COLO.
DES MOINES, IA.
DETROIT, MICH.
DEVILS LAKE, NO. DAK.
DODGE CITY, KANS.
DREXEL, NEB.
DUBUQUE, IA.
DULUTH, MINN.
EASTPORT, ME.
ELKINS, W. VA.
ELLENDALE, NO. DAK.
EL PASO, TEX.
ERIE, PA.
ESCANABA, MICH.
EUREKA, CAL.
EVANSVILLE, IND.
FORT SMITH, ARK.
FORT WAYNE, IND.
FORT WORTH, TEX.
FRESNO, CAL.
GALVESTON, TEX.
GRAND HAVEN, MICH.
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
GREEN BAY, WIS.
GREENVILLE, S. C.
GROESBECK, TEX.
HANNIBAL, MO.
HARRISBURG, PA.
HARTFORD, CONN.
HATTERAS, N. C.
HAVRE, MONT.
HELENA, MONT.
HONOLULU, HAWAII
HOUGHTON, MICH.
HOUSTON, TEX.
HURON, SO. DAK.
INDEPENDENCE, CAL.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
IOLA, KANS.
ITHACA, N. Y.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
KALISPELL, MONT.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
KEOKUK, IOWA
KEY WEST, FLA.
KILAUEA, HAWAII
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
LA CROSSE, WIS.
LANDER, WYO.
LANSING, MICH.
LEESBURG, GA.
LEWISTON, IDAHO
LEXINGTON, KY.
LINCOLN, NEB.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
LUDINGTON, MICH.
LYNCHBURG, VA.
MACON, GA.
MADISON, WIS.
MANTEO, N. C.
MARQUETTE, MICH.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
MERIDIAN, MISS.
MIAMI, FLA.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
MOBILE, ALA.
MODENA, UTAH
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
MOUNT TAMALPAIS, CAL.
NANTUCKET, MASS.
NASHVILLE, TENN.
NEAH BAY, WASH.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
NEW YORK, N. Y.
NORFOLK, VA.
NORTHFIELD, VT.
NORTH HEAD, WASH.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.
OKLAHOMA, OKLA.
OMAHA, NEB.
OSWEGO, N. Y.
PALESTINE, TEX.
PARKERSBURG, W. VA.
PENSACOLA, FLA.
PEORIA, ILL.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
PIERRE, SO. DAK.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
POCATELLO, IDAHO
POINT REYES LIGHT, CAL.
PORT ANGELES, WASH.
PORT ARTHUR, TEX.
PORT HURON, MICH.
PORTLAND, ME.
PORTLAND, ORE.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PUEBLO, COLO.
RALEIGH, N. C.
RAPID CITY, SO. DAK.
READING, PA.
RED BLUFF, CAL.
RENO, NEV.
RICHMOND, VA.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
ROSEBURG, ORE.
ROSWELL, NEW MEX.
ROYAL CENTER, IND.
SACRAMENTO, CAL.
SAGINAW, MICH.
ST. JOSEPH, MO.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
SAN DIEGO, CAL.
SAND KEY, FLA.
SANDUSKY, OHIO
SANDY HOOK, N. J.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
SAN JOSE, CAL.
SAN JUAN, PORTO RICO
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL.
SANTA FE, NEW MEX.
SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MICH.
SAVANNAH, GA.
SCRANTON, PA.
SEATTLE, WASH.
SEKIOU, WASH.
SHERIDAN, WYO.
SHREVEPORT, LA.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA
SPOKANE, WASH.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
TACOMA, WASH.
TAMPA, FLA.
TATOOSH ISLAND, WASH.
TAYLOR, TEX.
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
THOMASVILLE, GA.
TOLEDO, OHIO
TONOPAH, NEV.
TOPEKA, KANS.
TRENTON, N. J.
TWIN, WASH.
VALENTINE, NEB.
VICKSBURG, MISS.
WAGON WHEEL GAP, COLO.
WALLA WALLA, WASH.
WICHITA, KANS.
WILLISTON, NO. DAK.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
WINNEMUCCA, NEV.
WYTHEVILLE, VA.
YANKTON, SO. DAK.
YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYO.
YUMA, ARIZ.
You will notice that on this map different lines are drawn: First, the
Isobar lines—these are solid lines drawn through places which have the
same barometric pressure. Second, the Isotherm lines—these are dotted
lines drawn through places having the same temperature.
The Weather Bureau Maps are gotten out on the same day all over the
country, and the preparation of them is quite interesting.
At 7:40 A. M. simultaneous readings are taken at all weather bureau
stations of the country. On the coast, where the time is three hours
different than at New York, the readings are taken at 4:40, so that the
hour corresponds at all places. At 8:00 A. M. the various stations
telephone their findings to the Western Union Office located in their
city and immediately the messages are transmitted by Western Union to a
central district office, or circuit center as it is called. For New
England, the circuit center is Boston. All messages are received at this
office, and from here transmitted to the next office, which is New York,
and from New York to the next center, until the news is transmitted to
the coast. The wires are open from 8:00 until 9:30 A. M. The western
offices follow the same procedure until the weather indications are
received by all stations. Immediately the preparation of the map is
begun and they are mailed to interested parties by the Weather Bureau
Stations of the United States.
Figs. 52, 53 and 54 show three maps, typifying storms traveling from the
west to the east, and by studying them on successive days you can at
once grasp the importance of studying the weather from these maps.
Fig. 53 shows a storm of low pressure and how this area of low pressure
is progressing and moving from the west to the east. Particular notice
should be taken of how fast the storm travels, that is, the distance it
goes each day, and the direction it is going and the results.
[Illustration:
Fig. 52
]
[Illustration:
Fig. 53
]
[Illustration:
Fig. 54
]
The arrows denote the direction of the wind, and you will notice they
point to the region of low barometric pressure. In the regions of high
barometric pressure the winds are in the opposite direction. This
readily explains to you why it is that you can expect changes in weather
conditions when the wind changes.
From the markings and printed matter on each map, information is secured
regarding observations of the barometer, thermometer, wind velocity,
direction of the wind, kind of clouds, and their movements, and the
amount of precipitation (rain or snow), in different localities.