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The Cooperative Observer program was formally established in 1890 with the establishment of the U.S. Weather Bureau in the Department of Agriculture. The earliest Illinois records in this collection (the 1862-1874 Ottawa volume) pre-date the Coop program, and were recorded on forms which came from the Smithsonian Institution and to be turned in to the United States Commissioner of Agriculture. The 1887-1889 volumes in this collection
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Illinois Weather Station Observations (Digital Surrogates)
Gift of the Illinois State Water Survey
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The National Climate Data Center (NCDC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has made some page images for the Cooperative Observer Program available online. These include some sites and dates for Illinois.
Information about related materials is available at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/coop/coop.html
Sheets representing one month of observations for one weather station are arranged into volumes by year. Within volumes, the sheets are arranged either chronologically by month (January to December), then alphabetically by station (city or town name) within months, or alphabetical by station name, then chronologically (January - December) within station. There is one volume that contains records from 1862-1872 for Ottawa, IL only; sheets in this volume are arranged in chronological order.
Substation meteorological records comprising observations of temperature, amount and type of precipitation, predominant wind direction for volunteer-monitored weather stations throughout Illinois, taken as part of the Cooperative Observer Program from 1887 to 1948. Records for 1862-1874 for Ottawa, IL from the Smithsonian Institution's Register of Meteorological Observations are also included.
Stations reporting in at least one of the 1887-1948 volumes are listed below, as transcribed during a condition review of the volumes in 2015:
Albion, Aledo, Alexander, Alito, Altamont, Alton, Anna, Annawan, Antioch, Arlington Heights, Ashland, Ashton, Astoria, Atlanta, Atwood, Aurora, Austin College, Barry, Beardstown, Beason, Beaton, Belvidere, Bement, Bentley, Benton, Beulon, Bloomington, Bluffer, Bluffs, Bradford, Braidwood, Brandon Road Lock, Brookport, Brush Hill, Bushnell, Camargo, Cambridge, Camp Point, Canton, Carbondale, Carlinville, Carlyle, Carmi, Carrollton, Casey, Catlin, Cazenovia, Cedarville, Centralia, Chandler, Chandlerville, Channahon, Charleston, Charlesville, Chemung, Chenoa, Chester, Chicago Airport, Chicago Heights, Chillicothe, Cicero, Cisne, Cissna Park, Clarksville, Clear Creek, Clinton, Coatsburg, Cobden, Colchester, Coles, Congerville, Cordova, Cullom, Dakota, Danville, Decatur, Dixon, Dresden Island, DuQuoin, Dwight, Earlville, East Peoria, East St. Louis, Eberle, Eddyville, Edwardsville, Effingham, Elgin, Elgin Observatory, Elizabethtown, Elliottstown, Ellsworth, Elsah, Equality, Estonia, Evanston, Ewing, Fairfield, Fairmount, Fairview, Fandon, Flora, Fort Sheridan, Frederick, Freeport, Friend Grove, Fulton, Fulton Lock and Dam #13, Galatia, Galena, Galesburg, Galva, Geneseo, Gibson City, Gilman, Gladstone, Gladstone Lock and Dam #18, Gladstone Lock and Dam above Burlington, IA, Glendale, Glenwood, Golconda, Golden, Grafton, Grand Chain, Grand Tower, Graphton, Grayville, Greenup, Greenville, Gridley, Griggsville, Halfway, Hallidayboro, Hardin, Harrisburg, Havana, Hennepin , Hennepin Water Treatment, Henry, Herod, Herrin, Herrin's Prairie, Highland Park, Hillsboro, Hoopeston, Hospital (Kankakee County), Hudson, Hutsonville, Illinois City, Irishtown, Iron, Jackson, Jacksonville, Jerseyville, Joliet, Jordan's Grove, Kankakee, Kankakee City, Keithsburg, Kewanee, Kishwaukee, Knotville, Knoxville, La Grange, La Harpe, La Salle, Lacon, Lake Forest, Lanark, Lawrence, Lawrenceville, Le Roy, Lexington, Lincoln, Livingston, Loami, Logan, Louisville, Mackinaw, Macomb, Mahomet, Makanda, Manchester, Manteno, Marengo, Marion, Marseilles, Marshall, Martinsville, Martinton, Mascoutah, Mason City, Mattoon, McHenry, McLeansboro, Medora, Melrose, Melvin, Merriam, Metropolis, Milington, Minonk, Moline, Moline Airport, Monmouth, Monticello, Montrose, Morgan Park, Morris, Morrison, Morrisonville, Morse, Mound City, Mount Morris, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carroll, Mt. Olive, Mt. Pulaski, Mt. Sterling, Mt. Vernon, Muscatine, IA Lock and Dam #16, Nashville, Neponset, New Athens, New Boston, New Boston Lock and Dam #17, New Burnside, New Canton, New Haven, New La Grange, Newark, Newton, Nunda, Old Du Quoin, Olney, Oneida, Oquawka, Oregon, Oswego, Ottawa, Palastine, Palestine, Pana, Paris, Paw Paw, Paxton, Payson, Pearl, Pekin, Peoria, Peotone, Perry, Peru, Petersburg, Philo, Piper City, Plain Hill, Pleasant Hill, Plum Hill, Polo, Pontiac, Prairieville, Princeville, Quincy, Quincy Lock #21, Rantoul, Raum, Red Bud, Reynolds, Richland, Richview, Richy[?] (McHenry County), Riley, Rileyville, River Rainfall, Roberts, Robinson, Rochelle, Rochester, Rock Island, Rockford, Rose Hill, Round Grove, Rushville, Salem, Savanna, Scales Mound, Scottfield, Scuba Mound[?] (Jo Daviess County), Shawneetown, Shelbyville, Shobonier, Sidell, Sparta, Springfield, Springfield Airport, St. Charles, St. Elmo, St. John, St. Johns, St. Peter, Starved Rock, Staunton, Sterling, Stockton, Strawn, Streator, Sullivan, Sumner, Sycamore, Table Grove, Taylorville, Three Mile, Three Oaks[?] (Perry County), Tilden, Tiskilwa, Toulon, Tuscola, Unidentified station (Carroll County), University of Chicago Observatory, Urbana, Utica, Vandalia, Vernon, Vienna, Virden, Walnut, Wapella, Warren, Warsaw, Wataga , Waterloo, Waterman, Watseka, Waukegan, Waverly, Wellington, West Frankfort, Wheaton, Wheeling, White Hall, Willow Hill, Winchester, Windsor, Winnebago, Woodstock, Yale, Yorkville, Zion,
Observations for Ottawa, IL, from 1862 to 1874. Sheets are mostly arranged in chronological order; however, 1873 - 1874 data are recorded on the reverse sides of the 1871-1872 forms, where normally "casual phenomena" for the month were recorded. The spine title does not indicate the inclusion of the 1873-1874 data.
Each sheet is one month of observations for one station. Sheets are arranged chronologically (September to December) and alphabetically by station name within month. Stations represented for the month of September in this volumes are: Albion, Aledo, Ashland, Atwood, Aurora, Beason, Belvidere, Benton, Cedarville, Eberle[?] (Effingham County), Fairfield, Flora, Golconda, Greenville, Griggsville, Hennepin, Hoopeston, Irishtown, Joliet, Jordan's Grove, Lacon, Lake Forest, Lanark, McLeansboro, Mahomet, Mascoutak, Melvin, Monmouth, Mound City, Neponset, New-Athens, Oneida, Oquawka, Oswego, Palestine, Pana, Paris, Perry, Philo, Pontiac, Prairieville, Richview, Savanna, Sterling, Three Oaks[?] (Perry County), Toulon, Vandalia, Virden, Watseka, Wheaton, White Hall, Woodstock.
Each sheet represents one month of data for one station. Sheets arranged chronologically (January to December) and alphabetically by station name within month. Stations reporting in January represented in this volume are: Albion, Anna, Aledo, Atwood, Aurora, Beason, Belvidere, Benton, Brushill, Camargo, Cedarville, Cissna Park, Old Du Quoin, Dwight, Oberle, Earlville, Elliottstown, Fairview, Fulton, Flora, Geneseo, Gibonson City, Golconda, Greenville, Griggsville, Harrisburg, Hennepin, Hoopeston, Irishtown, Jacksonville, Joliet, Jordan's Grove, Lacon, Lake Forest, Lennark, McLeansboro, Mahomet, Monmouth, Martinsville, Mascoutah, Mattoon, Morris, New Athens, Olney, Oneida, Oquawka, Oswego, Ottawa, Palestine, Pana, Paris, Payson, Pekin, Philo, Polo, Pontiac, Prairieville, Richview, Reiley, Rockford, Sterling, Three Mile, Vandalia, Wapella, Wataga, Watsecka, Wheaton,Wheeling, Whitehall, Wiinnebago,Winchester, Woodstock, Yale.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
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Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged by month, then alphabetically by station name within month.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then by month within the station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then by month within the station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station, then by chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then by chronologically month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then by chronologically month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then by chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within the station.
Each sheet is one month of data for one station. Sheets are arranged alphabetically by station name, then chronologically by month within station.