Septem- New OIC, Evan L McColly, arrived from Indianapolis. Novem- OIC Harms transferred to Washington DC.ĭecem- Clyde H Downes, who had been an employee at the office since June 24, 1942, became OIC. Septem- WSR-3 weather radar began operation. Janu- New OIC, Reinhart W Harms, arrives from Hartford, CT, to become the new OIC. Novem- Robert Bordus left to be OIC at Yakima, Washington. Novem- Oberver Kenneth E Newendorp left the weather office to become Fort Wayne's first TV weatherman, with WKJG-TV. Ma- Office moved to the Terminal Building at Baer Field Airport. Novem- New OIC, Robert C Bordus, arrived. 257 calls were recorded between 7am and 8am.Īp- Downtown office closed, consolidated with airport station.ĭecem- Office moved to Building Number 27 at Baer Municipal Airport. Janu- 1,549 calls came in to the weather office during a cold wave. B B Whittier was elected Vice President of the Fort Wayne Academy of Science. Janu- 1,446 phone calls came in to the office during a severe cold wave, on one phone line. J- Roscoe E Leamon was relieved of his duties 'for reasons of governmental economy'. B B Whittier called his son in to help, and Observer Roscoe E Leamon called in his wife to assist with the calls. Octo- Office moved to Harrison and Brackenridge streets.įebru- 1,165 calls came in to the office during a severe cold wave. Mr Whittier would become the station's longest-running OIC. J- E L Hardy left to be OIC at Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was replaced by B B Whittier of Royal Center, Indiana. J- Office moved to southeast corner of Berry and Ewing streets. Mr McDonough died four days later, and was subsequently buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Janu- The flu kept Observer Charles O Schick absent from work from today through April 25. The thermometer was then stolen.Īp- Messenger Boy G J Phillips broke his right arm while cranking an automobile. Janu- The thermometer was removed from the roof to test the temperature in the office. Janu- Tom Costigan arrived for work at 7am, left for lunch at noon, and never returned. J- Messenger Boy Tom Costigan was absent from work - he had accidentally shot himself in his left hand. Patrick McDonough began as the new OIC. He was buried in Lindenwood Cemetery April 15.

Seven days later he was dead from diphtheria. Office located on the southeast corner of Berry and Calhoun streets.Īp- One of the first observers arrived, with a salary of $1200 per year.Īp- W S Palmer stayed home due to a sore throat. May 20, 1911, 7:00am - Fort Wayne office opens and takes its first observation.

Office's first Official-in-Charge (OIC), W S Palmer, arrived to begin getting the new office in order. Records from May 1911 to present are considered official and are recognized as such by the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina.ġ839 - 1873 - Farmer recorded daily weather observations near Huntertown. Temperature and precipitation records for Fort Wayne are unofficial for dates prior to May 1911. It would remain there, in the same set of three rooms, for the next 45 years until the office closed March 17, 1998. The office made it final move on March 13, 1953, to the second floor of the Terminal Building at Baer Field Airport. On Decemthe office moved again, this time to the new Baer Municipal Airport (later Fort Wayne International Airport) in the west half of Building Number 27. Eddy effects were felt here too due to an area of woods to the east of the airfield. Observations were taken from the ground, except wind readings were still taken from the roof. The downtown office continued to operate until Apwhen the two were consolidated at the airport, in the Administration Building. A building on the other side of Harrison Street tended to cause some eddy effects with the wind.Īn airport station was established at the Smith-Baer Municipal Airport (as it was then called) August 1, 1939. On Octothe office moved to the southwest wing of the third floor of the Federal Building at Harrison and Brackenridge streets with observations taken on the roof. The office was moved on Jto the southeast corner of Berry and Ewing streets in the Wayne-Pharmacal Building, where observations were again taken on the roof. on May 20 from the roof of the nine story building. The first weather observation was taken at 7 a.m. A first-order Weather Bureau Office was established at Fort Wayne in May 1911 at the southeast corner of Berry and Calhoun streets (then known as the Shoaff Building).

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