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The Weather Bureau has been built on the dedication and abilities of thousands of people. They are the people who have read the temperatures and pressures, monitored the relative humidity, recorded the wind velocity and direction at hundreds of official Weather Bureau installations, and watched the clouds for almost a century and a half. They are the people who have warned communities of impending floods, freezes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms. They are the people who warn ships on the high seas approaching our shores and ships on the Great Lakes of gales, blizzards, and hurricanes. They are the people who have studied the climate and weather in order to make better forecasts for safety of life, limb, and property. These are some of their stories....
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