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JAX Office History - Managers
The Jacksonville Weather
Office in Jacksonville was established in September 11, 1871. The
following have been the Officials/Meteorologists-in-Charge:
| U.S. Army
Signal Corps |
| Sgt. D.A. Daball | Sept. 11, 1871 - Dec. 1872 |
| Sgt. Richard M. Laughlin | Jan. 1873 - Dec. 1876 |
| Sgt. Fred L. Gosewisch | Jan. 1877 - Feb. 1879 |
| Sgt. J.W. Smith | Mar. 1879 - Aug 1887 |
| Sgt. Titus S. Townsend | Sept. 1887 - Nov. 1889 |
| Sgt. S.L. Dasher | Dec. 1889 - Nov. 1890 |
| Sgt. E.R. Demain | Dec. 1890 - Mar. 1895 |
| U.S. Weather Bureau/National Weather Service |
| Alexander J. Mitchell | Apr. 1895 - Jun. 1932 |
| Walter J. Bennett | Oct. 1932 - Sept. 1949 |
| Roland L. Anderson | Oct. 1949 - Jan. 1956 |
| Roger J. Plaster | Jan. 1956 - July 1, 1972 |
| Hurtis Smith | Aug. 1972 - Dec. 1974 |
| Jack J. Schnabel | Jan. 1975 - Aug. 1994 |
| Stephen M. Letro | Sept. 1994 - Present |
The Weather Bureau Airport
Station (WBAS) was established at Imeson Field/Airport on October 31,
1930. The following were the Officials-in-Charge at Imeson
Airport:
Roland L. Anderson, Oct. 31, 1930 - July 1937
A.Y. Wolfe, July 1937 - Oct. 1941
Lewis Hayes, Nov. 1941 - July 1943
Ira Plummer, July 1943 - Oct. 1946
Roger G. Plaster, Oct. 1946 - Jan. 1956 **
** WBO and WBAS were combined at Imeson Airport in January 1956. Roger Plaster became MIC of the combined offices.
Through the years the U.S. Weather Bureau/National Weather Service Office has
been located at various sites in the Jacksonville area. Weather Records were
begun by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1871. Previous to that temperatures
were recorded by reliable observers from 1829, and rainfall from 1851*.
Breaks in the record occurred during the Indian Wars and the War between the
States.
* Judge F. Bethune 1829-1833, Dr. A.S. Baldwin 1838-1872.
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