Hydrohistorian
[Child standing on snow gauge of the Weather Bureau]
Library of Congress · 1909-1932
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-114835 No known restrictions on publication. Archive record ↗ · Rights
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A shielded snow gauge of the kind the Weather Bureau set out across the plains. The flared collar is a wind shield: snow does not fall into a bucket so much as blow past it, and without the shield the catch is short.
Shows: What an official snow measurement was made with, and how big it had to be. The child is the scale.
What this does not let you conclude: Anything about this year's snowpack. The percentages on this page come from SNOTEL pillows telemetered daily; a gauge like this was read by a person who walked out to it. The Library dates it '[between 1909 and 1932]' -- a range, not a year. The mount is captioned 'Weather Bureau. Snow Gauge. 3375'.
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