Wolfville Meteorological Station

Description
The Wolfville Meteorological Station, run by the Canadian Government, began operating as early as 1910. Its original location is unknown, but in 1912 an observatory was built at Acadia University in the field behind Chipman House. The Meteorological Station may have operated from the Acadia Observatory. The Acadia Observatory was a two story building with a circular tower on the north-west side. From 1910/11 to 1935/36, Acadia offered courses in both Astronomy and Meteorology and used the Observatory for both. Meteorological instruments were located on the first floor of the building. It is uncertain how long the Meteorological Station operated, but the Acadia Observatory was torn down in the early 1960s, seemingly to make room for the new men's residence, Eaton House.

The records contain daily readings of wind and sunshine as well as daily synopses of the readings.
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Wolfville Meteorological Station

Dates: unspecified decade in 19XX to 1949
Collection: Archival Catalogue, Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: Finding aid for the Wolfville Meteorological Station fonds.
Type: finding aid

Meteorological observations

Dates: 1934 to 1935
Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: A record book of Wolfville Meteorological Station's weather readings from 1934-1935. Includes station pressure, temperature
and humidity and extremes of temperature. Record book issued by Department of Marine, Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada – Head Office, Toronto, Ont.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/035
Type: textual record

Meteorological observations

Dates: 1910
Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: A record book of meteorological observations from April to October 1910. Includes data on temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, vapour, weather, wind, clouds, rain and snow. Record books issued by the Department of Marine and Fisheries. Dominion of Canada.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/001
Type: textual record

Original record of synoptic observations

Dates: February 1949
Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: An original record of synoptic observations taken in Wolfville from February 1 to February 27, 1949. Includes data on sea level pressure, dew, cloud, wind direction, wind speed, visibility, weather, dry bulb temperature and total amount of precipitation.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/145
Type: textual record

Record of sunshine

Dates: 1913 to 1915
Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: Record of sunshine from January 1913 to December 1915. Includes the times of the sunshine and total hours of sunshine.
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/056
Type: textual record

Wind records

Dates: 1933 to 1934
Collection: Wolfville Meteorological Station
Description: A record book of the Wolfville Meteorological Station's wind records from 1933-1934. Wind record book 1900.382/54 o/s indicates that the observer was H.G. Perry, presumably Horace Greely. He was an Acadia graduate of 1903 and later a prominent Acadia Biology Professor, from 1919-1944, and Senior Dean of Arts and Sciences, from 1923-1944 (The Acadia Record 1838-1953). He officially retired… more
Accession Number: 1900.382-WMS/055
Type: textual record