Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central US

Extreme heat will continue across the Pacific Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty conditions, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Southwest, the Sierras, and the central/southern Plains. A series of storms will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southern Alaska. Read More >

WEST PALM BEACH OBSERVATION HISTORY

The two maps below provide chronological positions of the observation site for the period of record (including Jupiter, the Hypoluxo cooperative observation site, and the West Palm Beach sites, 1888 through the present).

MAP 1
PBI_1

1 - Jupiter Light House, site of Signal Service office 1888-1890, and Weather Bureau Office 1890-1911
2 - Hypoluxo cooperative observation site, 1892-1959
3 - West Palm Beach sites 1-5 (see Map 2)

MAP 2
PBI_2

1 - Palm Beach Post building cooperative station, 1929-1960
2 - Morrison Field CAA 1938-1945, WBAS/WBO 1945-1948
3 - Morrison Field WBAS/WBO 1948, Palm Beach International Airport WBAS/WBO 1948-1953
2 - Palm Beach International Airport, new terminal building, WBO 1953-1971, WSO 1971-1977
4 - New WSO Building, 1977-1993
5 - ASOS location, commissioned April 1, 1993 - present

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Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Pacific Northwest; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central US

West Palm Beach Weather Observation History