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8247
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Beginning in 1886, the State Weather Service was managed by both the United States Signal Service and the N.C. Agricultural Experiment, part of what was then the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (now North Carolina State University). The U.S. Department of Agriculture took over responsibility for the weather service in 1891 and renamed it the United States Weather Bureau. The Agricultural Experimental Station would send weather report telegrams to certain railroad stations where volunteers would then display signal flags that showed local weather conditions. In 1892, daily weather maps giving temperature, precipitation, barometric pressure, and wind direction were distributed to fifty locations across the state. A year later, 500 post offices throughout the state were receiving the forecast data reproduced on postcards by the railroad displaymen. Ever since it was established, the weather service, by whatever name, has lived up to its purposes of collecting weather data, disseminating practical information, forecasting weather, and warnings about frost or cold-waves.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 51 Issue 4, Sept 1983, p14, 39, il
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26146
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Southerly surges occur when winds off the California coast suddenly change directions, but are difficult for weather forecasters to predict. UNC marine scientist John Bane, flew an airplane to get better measurements to help develop more accurate computer models.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 14 Issue 1, Fall 1997, p20-21, il, por Periodical Website
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29714
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The Collider opened in March in downtown Asheville, North Carolina as a place where climate service professionals come together to collaborate on innovation within the industry. The Collider’s location offers proximity to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s National Centers for Environmental Information.
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