MC2552 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES OF CANADA. NEW BRUNSWICK FONDS
Dates of Creation
1861-1946
Physical Description
171 cm
Administrative History
Meteorology developed as a serious science during the mid-19th century. This
interest in weather forecasting followed the invention of the thermometer and barometer
and explanations of atmospheric conditions, all in the 17th century. Tidal
and climatology observations were recorded in weather stations and by volunteers.
Meteorological services was one of the responsibilities assigned to the federal
Department of Marine and Fisheries at its establishment in 1867. This function
was transferred to the newly formed Department of Transportation in 1936 and moved
again to the new Department of the Environment in 1970.
Sources: "Weather Forecasting," Canadian Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1988; "Meteorology,"
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1960
Scope and Content
This fonds consists of meteorological registers created at various locations in
New Brunswick, primarily in Saint John for which there are 25 meteorological registers,
1863-1904, 71 reports of meteorological observations 1891-1933, 5 station registers,
1936-1940, and 4 miscellaneous volumes of weather notes, 1861 and 1863, barometer
readings and relative humidity records, 1861-1895. There are also 6 meteorological
registers from Moncton, 1933-1946, and single registers from St. Charles, 1941-1945,
and Fredericton UNB Station, 1873-1912. They include such information as date
and time of the observation, wind direction and speed, the amount of precipitation,
temperature and barometric readings, and the type of clouds. These are arranged
by location and type of register and in chronological order.
Custodial History
Transferred when Environment Canada closed Moncton and Saint John Offices.
Related Records
MC300, MS16 George P. Wolhaupter climatic observations, 1846-1847
MC300, MS45 Fredericton Meteorological Registers, 1874-1922
MC884 Charles Vaughan Forster Meteorological Log, 1842-1845
MC2021 Bass River (Kent County) Meteorological Society Records, 1872-1876
Finding Aid
An inventory is available.
Inventory
MS1 Meteorological Register Fredericton, N.B. (UNB
Station) January 1873-September 1912. (Some years are incomplete. The data appears
to have been copied at a later date into a new volume as the page templates provide
19__ for entry of the year which is written over by hand with 18__ ).
MS2 Meteorological Register St. Charles, N.B. August-October
1941, May-October 1942, May-October 1943, May-October 1944, May-October 1945.
MS3 Meteorological Registers Moncton, N.B.
A
Meteorological
Register Moncton, N.B. April-December 1933, January 1934.
B
Meteorological
Register Moncton, N.B. February -December 1934, January-December 1935, January-June
1936.
C
Meteorological
Register Moncton, N.B. July-December 1936, January-December 1937, January- November
1938.
D
Meteorological
Register Moncton, N.B. December 1938, January-December 1939, January-December 1940,
January- May 1941.
E
Meteorological
Register Moncton, N.B. June-December 1941, January-October 1942.
F
Meteorological
Register Moncton, N.B. March-December 1944, January-December 1945, January-August
1946.
MS4 Saint John Meteorological Records.
A
Miscellaneous
Registers Saint John, N.B.
1
Weather Notes
March-December 1861.
2
Weather Notes
March-December 1863.
3
Barometer
Readings January-December 1861-1890.
4
Relative Humidity
Readings January-December 1876-1895.
B
Registers,
Report of Meteorological Observations Taken At Saint John, NB.
1
January 1/1891-June
30/1891.
2
January 1/1892-June
30/1892.
3
July 1/1892-December
31/1892.
4
January 1/1893-June
30/1893.
5
July 1/1893-December
31/1893.
6
January 1/1894-June
30/1894.
7
July 1/1894-December
31/1894.
8
January 1/1895-June
30/1895.
9
July 1/1895-December
31/1895.
10
January 1/1896-June
30/1896.
11
July 1/1896-December
31/1896.
12
January 1/1897-June
30/1897.
13
July 1/1897-December
31/1897.
14
January 1/1898-June
30/1898
15
July 1/1898-December
31/1898.
16
January 1/1899-June
30/1899.
17
July 1/1899-December
31/1899.
18
January 1/1900-June
30/1900.
19
July 1/1900-December
31/1900.
20
January 1/1901-June
30/1901.
21
July 1/1901-December
31/1901.
22
January 1/1902-June
30/1902.
23
July 1/1902-December
31/1902.
24
January 1/1903-June
30/1903.
25
July 1/1903-December
31/1903.
26
January 1/1904-June
30/1904.
27
July 1/1904-December
31/1904.
28
July 1/1905-December
31/1905.
29
January 1/1906-June
30/1906.
30
July 1/1906-December
31/1906.
31
January 1/1907-June
30/1907.
32
July 1/1907-December
31/1907.
33
January 1/1908-June
30/1908.
34
July 1/1908-December
31/1908.
35
January 1/1909-June
30/1909.
36
July 1/1909-December
31/1909
37
January 1/1910-June
30/1910
38
July 1/1910-December
31/1910.
39
January 1/1911-June
30/1911.
40
July 1/1911-December
31/1911.
41
January 1/1912-June
30/1912.
42
July 1/1912-December
31/1912.
43
January 1/1913-June
30/1913.
44
July 1/1913-December
31/1913.
45
January 1/1914-June
30/1914.
46
July 1/1914-December
31/1914.
47
January 1/1915-June
30/1915.
48
July 1/1915-December
31/1915.
49
January 1/1916-June
30/1916.
50
July 1/1916-December
31/1916.
51
January 1/1917-June
30/1917.
52
July 1/1917-December
31/1917.
53
January 1/1918-June
30/1918.
54
July 1/1918-December
31/1918.
55
January 1/1919-June
30/1919.
56
July 1/1919-December
31/1919.
57
January 1/1920-June
30/1920.
58
July 1/1920-December
31/1920.
59
January 1/1921-December
31/1921.
60
January 1/1922-December
31/1922.
61
January 1/1923-December
31/1923.
62
January 1/1924-December
31/1924.
63
January 1/1925-December
31/1925.
64
January 1/1926-December
31/1926.
65
January 1/1927-December
31/1927.
66
January 1/1928-December
31/1928.
67
January 1/1929-December
31/1929.
68
January 1/1930-December
31/1930.
69
January 1/1931-December
31/1931.
70
January 1/1932-December
31/1932.
71
January 1/1933-December
31/1933.
C
Meteorological
Station at Saint John, N.B. Weather Notes.
1
January 1/1936
- December31/1936.
2
January 1/1937
- December31/1937.
3
January 1/1938
- December31/1938.
4
January 1/1939
- December31/1939.
5
January 1/1940
- December31/1940.
D
Meteorological
Registers Saint John, N.B.
1
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1863-1865.
2
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1866-1872.
3
Weather Register,
January-December 1872-1873.
4
Weather Register,
January-December 1874-1875.
5
Hourly Register
Reading and Notes, January-May 1876
6
Meteorological
Register, May-December 1876-1877.
7
Weather Register,
January-December 1876-1879.
8
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1878-1879.
9
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1880.
10
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1881.
11
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1882.
12
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1883.
13
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1884.
14
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1885.
15
Registre météorologique,
janvier - décembre 1886.
16
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1887.
17
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1889.
18
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1890.
19
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1891.
20
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1892.
21
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1893.
22
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1894-1895.
23
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1895-1896
24
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1899-1900.
25
Meteorological
Register, January-December 1901-1904.