• Weather and Climate
• Coast and Geodetic Survey
• Fisheries
• Oceans

Weather and Climate

The annual Report of the Chief of the Weather Bureau from 1891-1953. These reports feature both the practical and theoretical aspects of the work of the Bureau: forecasts, weather maps, flood and frost warnings, climate research, the State Weather Services, instruments, meterological records, soil physics, crop conditions, and more.

Monthly publication from 1915-1965. Includes personnel information such as biographical sketches, transfers, awards, retirements, and deaths. Also includes organizational guidance, budget matters, and a wide range of policy and scientific issues.

Monthly communications to U. S. Weather Bureau personnel from 1940-1966.

This collection provides access to historical daily weather maps from 1871 thru 2002. Images in DejaVu format; free plug-in provided.

Free access from 1871 to 1973 in cooperation with the American Meteorological Society.

Unique foreign climatological data from Africa, Caribean, Middle East and former Soviet bloc countries from 1837 to 1992 in PDF and TIFF formats.

Meteorological observations from 1861 to 1891 in PDF format.

This site provides access to volunteer weather observations taken at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama from November 1899 through June 1954.

Daily public service announcements regarding weather facts, phenomena and proverbs provided for the Science Service beginning in May 1923.

Coast and Geodetic Survey

This collection provides access to the annual reports of the Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1844-1965 in PDF format.

Special Publications of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey that were published from 1898 to 1956 in PDF format. Information regarding technical and scientific methods of the Survey.

Fisheries

Annual reports of the United States Fish Commission and the United States Fish and Fisheries Commission from 1871 to 1940, and 1947-1957, in PDF format.

An official publication of the U.S. Government since 1881, the years 1881 to 1997 are available in PDF format.

Digital collection of historical documents on fisheries of the United States from the early 1800s to early 1900s.

Oceans

This collection features 19th century rare books that are part of the larger NOAA Central Library Rare Book Room and which capture the spirit and accomplishments of the formative years of oceanography.