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Regions and Seasons: Early 19th-century weather observers often looked to the damage left in the wake of a hurricane to determine how the storm functioned. However, with the advent of aircraft and radar in the 1940s, meteorologists could observe hurricanes from above. This daily weather map – issued by the U.S. Weather Bureau – illustrates a hurricane that threatened South Carolina on September 29, 1959. The concentric rings with an "L" in the center indicate the low pressure system of Hurricane Gracie, which lasted ten days. These weather maps have documented the basic atmospheric elements of temperature, pressure, precipitation, humidity and a forecast since the late 19th century.
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Document identity
localId
q524n407v
label
Daily weather map
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
q524n407v
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Daily weather map
description
Regions and Seasons: Early 19th-century weather observers often looked to the damage left in the wake of a hurricane to determine how the storm functioned. However, with the advent of aircraft and radar in the 1940s, meteorologists could observe hurricanes from above. This daily weather map – issued by the U.S. Weather Bureau – illustrates a hurricane that threatened South Carolina on September 29, 1959. The concentric rings with an "L" in the center indicate the low pressure system of Hurricane Gracie, which lasted ten days. These weather maps have documented the basic atmospheric elements of temperature, pressure, precipitation, humidity and a forecast since the late 19th century.
date
["1959"]
year
1959
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_015944
creators
United States. Weather Bureau
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Weather--Maps
United States--Climate--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C.
publisher
The Bureau
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
5 maps on 1 sheet ; 48 x 60 cm.
notes
Large surface map of the United States, southern Canada, northern Mexico, and Cuba prepared from weather observations taken at 1:30 a.m.
Insets: Weather map for 1:30 p.m.--700-millibar constant pressure chart--Highest and lowest temperatures--Precipitation areas and amounts.
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no
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q524n407v
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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