Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-15
VALLEY WEATHER
BUREAU SERVICE
STARTED TODAY
Frost Warning To Be
Scope Of Present Work
But May Widen Later.


Frost service by government
weather bureau methods officially
began in Imperial Valley today and
for the first time in the history of
local development. ranchers will be
provided with data as means OF
checking the loss by frost.
Fred A. Baughman. government
weather observer and frost special
ist, is in charge of the service in
the valley and hopes to give ranch
erS and other interested parties
definite and helpful information at
all times.
Accurate forecasting will be diff
ficult this year, the first year of
the bureaus activities in Imperial
Valley" he said. "aS there are no
available records of previous tenn
peratures for study and compari-
son. The records and experience
cleaned from year to year Will
make forecasting more accurate
and definite"
Every night az s o'clock. min
irlum temperatures for the morn
ing and maximum temperatures for
the afternoon Will be broadcast at
Pomona. This will be followed by
The probable minimum Temperature
for the following morning. 4 state
ment of general weather conditions
throughout the west also Will be
broadcast
! 1t is to be hoped, Bauehmar
stated. that the same reports will
be broadcast over the local station
and this probably will be done.
Predictions. ne explained. will
cover q combined forecast tor El
Centre and Imperial and separate
forecasts for Westmorlard. Braw-
ley and Holtville This phase Of
the service is expected to be ex-
tended to include Calexico and Cal
ipatria within year or two. he
explained.
Winter Service Only
Since the new valley nSti.ation
IS strictly q frost service, It will
function only during the winter.
Later the service is expected 70 be
extended TO a 12-month period
Headquarters are maintained in
the Desert Citrus exchange offices
in the Security First National banl;
building on Main street. A map is
kept there which indicates the
positions and tracks Of areas OF
high and low pressure from which
local weather conditions are de-
termineG.
He will visit all sections Of the
valley at least once g week ant
also on each morning following 6
severe frost. These visits 20 bt
made in addition to his regula,
weekly visits.
Thermographs ere situated y
both citrus and vegetable district;
and valuable information : tc
be collected for use in both indus
tries.
For FL Centro, minimum ant
maximum temperatures will De re-
corded upon instruments at Baugh-
mans home, thus insuring resi-
dents an accurate localized report
Telegraphic reports Of weather
conditions from so different wealth.
er bureau stations are received a.
the local headquarters once daill
and are available TO those who care
to use them.
Ranchers have cooperated witt
the government to the extent o
turning over their own instrument
to the use Of the bureau 1t wa
found to be impossible 10 cover th'
valley as thoroughly IS was desire,
Oh account of the limited numbe
CT Instruments Several shelter
and minimum thermometers ar,
available ard will be established q
various points as soon as is possible
Stations for recording tempera
lures and readings are estab.ishe;
as fellows:
il. w. Handy ranch near Mul
let Island, 2-Willeford ranch nea
inland, 3-Tilletson ranch nea
Calipatria, 4-Guthrie ranch nea
Calipatria, - wilkinson ranch
north Of Turn, G-Crimes rancl
near New River Gun cluo. 7-Ccci
ranch near Westmorlsnd. But
ters ranch east Of Moss station.
-sWeist ranch cast Of RocSwoc1
Lowest tgard ranch south Of Braw
ley, ll-Farshman ranch min
miles west Of Brawley, l2-Tsmar
ack ranch near LaVerne school. l.
Reed ranch north west OF In
perial, l4-Sanada ranch IN Mes
quite Lake district, 15-Hiehlin,
. store, 16-NcCall ranch east Of In
peria!, i7-Meeley ranch north Yves
Of Seeley, l8-Rouser ranch youtt
cast Of Seeley. 19-DuBo.s ranci
south west Of e Centro. 20-Hous
ton ranch between Ell Centre anC
Imperial 2l-Meloland experiment
station. 22-Kendle orchard east O.
Holtville, 23-Witmer nursery, soutf
Of Holtville. 24-Jerome Brothers
ranch five miles east Of Heber, 2:
Ten Foot Drop ranch north cas-
Of CaleXjcO 26-CJOrrn9n ranch pac