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Smithsonian Meteorological Tables (SMT), 6th Edition - First issued in 1893, the SMT was the standard meteorological reference in the US for the first three-quarters of the 20th century. Still useful today, this is the last 6th edition from 1951 for non-commercial use only. Please cite the Smithsonian when using or extracting text (538 pages).
smt_6th_edition_1951.pdf | |
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From 1893, the first edition of the Smithsonian Meteorological Tables may be downloaded below (316 pages):
smt_-_1893.pdf | |
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From 1890, the book "International Meteorological Tables" prepared by the International Meteorological Committee in France is available below (540 pages):
international_meteorological_tables_-_1890.pdf | |
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From 1891, the US War Department publication "Index of Meteorological Observations in the United States" is available below (301 pages):
index_of_meteorological_observations_in_the_us_prior_to_1890_-_1891.pdf | |
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From 1895, the US Weather Bureau publication "Protection from Lightning" by Alexander McAdie is available below (32 Pages):
mcadie_-_protection_from_lightning_-_1895.pdf | |
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H A Hazen's book 'Handbook of Meteorological Tables' from 1888 is available for download below (135 pages). H A Hazen is not to be mistaken with W B Hazen, chief of the weather bureau during the Signal Service years.
handbook_of_meteorological_tables_-_h_a_hazen_-_1888.pdf | |
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From 1855, the Smithsonian article "On the Relative Intensity of the Heat and Light of the Sun upon Different Latitudes of the Earth" by L W Meech may be downloaded below (63 pages):
l_w_meech_-_heat_and_light_of_the_sun_-_1855.pdf | |
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Arnold H Guyot's book 'Tables, Meteorological and Physical' was the predecessor to the Smithsonian Meteorological Tables. This is the first edition published in 1852 (228 pages):
a_collection_of_meteorological_tables_-_guyot_-_1852.pdf | |
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This is the 4th edition of Guyot's tables, published in 1884 (770 pages):
tables_meteorological_and_physical_-_a_guyot_-_4th_edition_-_1884.pdf | |
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From 1850, this is "A Collection of Tables Astronomical, Meteorological, and Magnetical" by L T Boileau (112 pages):
boileau_-_tables_-_1850.pdf | |
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From 1917, the "Meteorological Glossary" published by thr UK Met Office is available below (375 pages):
meteorological_glossary_-_met_office_-_1917.pdf | |
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From 1918, the reference book "Tycos Tables" is available below (176 pages):
tycos_tables_-_1918.pdf | |
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From 1927 and published by Taylor Instruments, the booklet "The Weather for Radio" by Eugene Van Cleef is available below (39 pages):
the_weather_for_radio_-_van_cleef_-_1927.pdf | |
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From 1930, the UK Met Office 'Meteorological Glossary' is available below (246 pages):
meteorological_glossary_-_met_office_-_1930.pdf | |
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From 1938, the US Weather Bureau publication "Codes for Cloud Forms and States of the Sky" is available below (104 pages):
codes_for_cloud_forms_and_states_of_the_sky_-_1938.pdf | |
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From 1943, the US Weather Bureau booklet 'Russian-English Dictionary of Meteorological and Related Terms' can be downloaded below (69 pages):
russian-english_dictionary_of_meteorological_and_related_terms_-_1943.pdf | |
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The following Psychrometric Tables were first published by the US Weather Bureau in 1900. Charles F Marvin was later the Chief of the US Weather Bureau for 21 years. This is the reprint from 1937. These tables were the standard reference in the US for calculating relative humidity and dew point temperature from sling psychrometer data for the first half of the 20th century.
marvin_-_psychrometric_tables-1937.pdf | |
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From 1944, the US War Department technical manual "Pilot Balloon Tables", TM 11-2411, is available below (127 pages):
pilot_balloon_tables_-_tm_11-2411_-_1944.pdf | |
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From 1946, a Weather Glossary published by the US Weather Bureau is available below (302 pages):
weather_glossary_-_uswb_-_1946.pdf | |
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From 1952, the US Navy Hydrographic Office Publication 'A Functional Glossary of Ice Terminology' is available below (102 pages):
us_navy_ice_glossary_-_1952.pdf | |
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From 1962, the publication 'US Standard Atmosphere' is available below (296 pages):
us_standard_atmosphere_-_1962.pdf | |
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From 1926, the Manual of Meteorology by Napier Shaw is available below in 4 volumes:
- Volume 1, 'Meteorology in History', is available below (390 pages):
manual_of_meteorology_-_1926_-_volume_1.pdf | |
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- Volume 2, 'Comparative Meteorology', is available below (496 pages):
manual_of_meteorology_-_1928_-_volume_2.pdf | |
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- Volume 3 'The Physical Processes of Weather', is available below (484 pages):
manual_of_meteorology_-_1930_-_volume_3.pdf | |
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- Volume 4, 'Meteorological Calculus: Pressure and Wind', is available below (406 pages):
manual_of_meteorology_-_1931_-_volume_4.pdf | |
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