![]() And, on December 1, 1918, the Weather Bureau issued its first aviation weather forecast - for the Aerial Mail Service route from New York to Chicago.Ī meteorologist reads the temperature from a thermometer on top of a Weather Bureau facility in 1925. First, the Weather Bureau began issuing bulletins and forecasts for domestic military flights and new air mail routes. Weather Bureau, the predecessor agency to NOAA’s National Weather Service, established an aerological section to provide weather forecasts specifically to meet the growing needs of aviation.Īviation weather passed two major milestones in 1918. Rogers completed the first transcontinental airplane flight, spending 87 hours and four minutes over 18 days to fly from New York City to Pasadena, California. In 1911, just eight years after that first manned flight by the Wright brothers, C.P. ![]() Daring innovators pushed the barriers of air travel and the government pushed the collection and dissemination of weather data to enhance the level of safety for those travelers taking to the skies. Ensuing years saw creation of the radio, teletype, television, satellites, computers, and all manner of modern marvels created to speed communication even more. It was not until the advent of the telegraph in 1869 that "high speed" weather transmission became a reality. While weather observation networks began to grow during the mid-1800s, actually getting collected information to others was a major chore. Careful compilation and study of these maps led to scientific forecasting. An early Signal Service weather map from September 1, 1872, on record in the NOAA Library.
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