History of weather observations. Des Moines, Iowa 1835 - 2005 Des Moines, Iowa 1835 - 2005

"The goal of this study is to document the primary weather observational path at Des Moines, Iowa. Throughout the research for and preparation of this study, the goal was to produce a document that future studies can use to evaluate the validity of the data that were collected here, judge the trustworthiness of the observers who collected them, and determine the climatological significance of the whatever variability may be discerned"--Introduction. prepared by Stephen R. Doty, in cooperation with Harry J. Hillaker. "November 2005; updated December 2005." "This report was prepared for the Midwestern Regional Climate Center under the auspices of the Climate Database Modernization Program [CDMP], NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina." System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Bibliography: page 31. 2005 NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) Library Public Domain 2286