U.S. Weather Bureau Technical Paper Series

U.S. Weather Bureau Technical Paper Series are historical meteorological papers archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The U.S. Weather Bureau technical paper series contains 58 numbered papers. The completed series is listed below, with the year of publication for each. Many are out of print. The publications annotated with an asterisk are in the NCDC Technical Library. Some may be available from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402. GPO can also be contacted through their web site, http://www.gpo.gov/. *No. 1. 10-Year Normals Of Pressure Tendencies And Hourly Station Pressures For The United States. 1943. A supplement was issued in 1945 and titled, 'Normal 3-Hourly Pressure Changes For The United States At The Intermediate Synoptic Hours'. No. 2. Maximum Recorded United States Point Rainfall For 5 Minutes To 24 Hours At 207 First Order Stations. Rev. 1963. *No. 3. Extreme Temperatures In The Upper Air. 1947. *No. 4. Topographically Adjusted Normal Isohyetal Maps For Western Colorado. 1947. *No. 5. Highest Persisting Dewpoints In Western United States. 1948. No. 6. Upper Air Average Values Of Temperature, Pressure, And Relative Humidity Over The United States And Alaska. 1945. No. 7. A Report On Thunderstorm Conditions Affecting Flight Operations. 1948. Reprinted 1949. *No. 8. The Climatic Handbook For Washington, DC. 1949. No. 9. Temperature At Selected Stations In The United States, Alaska, Hawaii, And Puerto Rico. 1949. No. 10. Mean Precipitable Water In The United States. 1949. *No. 11. Weekly Mean Values Of Daily Total Solar And Sky Radiation. 1949. Supplement No. 1, 1955. No. 12. Sunshine And Cloudiness At Selected Stations In The United States, Alaska, Hawaii, And Puerto Rico. 1951. *No. 13. Mean Monthly And Annual Evaporation Data From Free Water Surface For The United States, Alaska, Hawaii, And The West Indies. 1950. *No. 14. Tables Of Precipitable Water And Other Factors For A Saturated Pseudo- Adiabatic Atmosphere. 1951. *No. 15. Maximum Station Precipitation For 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, And 24 Hours: Part I: Utah, 1951: Part II: Idaho, 1951: Part III: Florida, 1952: Part IV: Maryland, Delaware, And District Of Columbia, 1954 :Part V: New Jersey, 1953: Part VI: New England, 1953: Part VII: South Carolina, 1953: Part VIII: Virginia, 1954: Part IX: Georgia, 1954: Part X: New York, 1954: Part XI: North Carolina, 1955: Part XII: Oregon, 1955: Part XIII: Kentucky, 1955 :Part XIV: Louisiana, 1955: Part XV: Alabama, 1955: Part XVI: Pennsylvania, 1956 :Part XVII: Mississippi, 1956: Part XVIII: West Virginia, 1956: Part XIX: Tennessee, 1956: Part XX: Indiana, 1956: Part XXI: Illinois, 1958: Part XXII: Ohio, 1958: Part XXIII: California, 1959: Part XXIV: Texas, 1959: Part XXV: Arkansas, 1960: Part XXVI: Oklahoma, 1961. *No. 16. Maximum 24-Hour Precipitation In The United States. 1952. No. 17. Kansas-Missouri Floods Of June-July 1951. 1952. No. 18. Measurements Of Diffuse Solar Radiation At Blue Hill Observatory. 1952. No. 19. Mean Number Of Thunderstorm Days In The United States. 1952. No. 20. Tornado Occurrences In The United States. Rev. 1960. *No. 21. Normal Weather Charts For The Northern Hemisphere. 1952. No. 22. Wind Patterns Over Lower Lake Meade. 1953. No. 23. Floods Of April 1952-Upper Mississippi, Missouri, Red River Of The North. 1954. *No. 24. Rainfall Intensities For Local Drainage Design In The United States. For Durations Of 5 To 240 Minutes And 2-, 5-, And 10-Year Return Periods. Part I: West Of The 115th Meridian. 1953: Part II: between 105 (deg) W and 115 (deg) W. 1954. No. 25. Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves. For Selected Stations In The United States, Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, And Puerto Rico. 1955. No. 26. Hurricane Rains And Floods Of August 1955, Carolinas To New England. 1956. No. 27. The Climate Of Matanuska Valley. 1956. *No. 28. Rainfall Intensities For Local Drainage In Western United States For Durations Of 20 Minutes To 24 Hours And 1- To 100- Year Return Periods. 1956. *No. 29. Rainfall Intensity-Frequency Regime. Part I: The Ohio Valley, 1957: Part II: Southeastern United States, 1958: Part III: The Middle Atlantic Region, 1958: Part IV: Northeastern United States, 1959: Part V: Great Lakes Region, 1960. *No. 30. Tornado Deaths In The United States. 1957. *No. 31. Monthly Normal Temperatures, Precipitation, And Degree Days. 1956. *No. 32. Upper Air Climatology Of The United States. Part I: Averages For Isobaric Surfaces, Height, Temperature, Humidity, And Density, 1957: Part II: Extremes And Standard Deviations Of Average Heights And temperatures, 1958: Part III: Vector Winds And Shear, 1959. *No. 33. Rainfall And Floods Of April, May, And June 1957 In The South Central United States. 1958. *No. 34. Upper Wind Distribution Statistical Parameter Estimates. 1958. No. 35. Climatology And Weather Services Of The St. Lawrence Seaway And Great Lakes. 1959. *No. 36. North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones. 1959. *No. 37. Evaporation Maps Of The United States. 1959. *No. 38. Generalized Estimates Of Probable Maximum Precipitation For The United States West Of The 105th Meridian For Areas To 400 Square Miles And Durations to 24 Hours. 1960. *No. 39. Verification Of The Weather Bureau's 30-Day Outlook. 1961. No. 40. Rainfall Frequency Atlas Of The United States For Durations From 30 minutes To 24 Hours And Return Periods For 1 To 100 Years. 1961. *No. 41. Meridional Cross Sections, Upper Winds Over The Northern Hemisphere. 1961. No. 42. Generalized Estimates Of Probable Maximum Precipitation And Rainfall- Frequency Data For Puerto Rico And Virgin Islands. 1961. *No. 43. Rainfall-Frequency Atlas Of The Hawaiian Islands For Areas To 200 square Miles, Durations To 24 Hours, And Return Periods From 1 To 100 Years. 1962. *No. 44. A Catalog Of 100 FCC-Position Transonde Flights. 1962. *No. 45. Snowmelt Floods Of March-April 1960, Missouri And Upper Mississippi Basins. 1962 No. 46. Atmospheric Electric Measurement Results At Mauna Loa Observatory. 1962. No. 47. Probable Maximum Precipitation And Rainfall-Frequency Data For Alaska for Areas To 400 Square Miles, Durations To 24 Hours, And Return Periods From 1 to 100 Years. 1963. *No. 48. Characteristics Of The Hurricane Storm Surge. 1963. No. 49. Two- To Ten-Day Precipitation For Return Periods Of 2 To 100 Years In The Contiguous United States. 1964. No. 50. Frequency Of Maximum Water Equivalent Of March Snow Cover In North Central United States. 1964. No. 51. Two- To Ten-Day Rainfall For Return Periods Of 2 To 100 Years In Hawaiian Islands. 1965. No. 52. Two- To Ten-Day Precipitation For Return Periods Of 2 To 100 Years In Alaska. 1965. No. 53. Two- To Ten-Day Rainfall For Return Periods Of 2 To 100 Years In Puerto Rico And Virgin Islands. 1965. *No. 54. Meteorological Summaries Pertinent To Atmospheric Transport And Dispersion Over Southern California. 1965. *No. 55. Tropical Cyclones Of The North Atlantic Ocean. 1965. Tropical Cyclones Of The North Atlantic Ocean, 1871-1977. June 1978. *No. 56. Interdiurnal Variability Of Pressure And Temperature In The Conterminous United States. 1966. *No. 57. Normal Monthly Number Of Days With Precipitation Of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, And 4.0 Inches Or More In The Conterminous United States. 1966. *No. 58. A Catalog Of Radar-Positioned, Constant-Volume Balloon (Tetroon) Flights. 1966. Information contained in these technical papers is no longer valid.