Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Concerns in California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

An atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to lower elevations of California this week, and heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains. Flash flooding, some of which may be locally considerable, will be a concern on the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains through Tuesday. Landslides, rockfalls and mudslides are possible in the Southern California mountains. 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
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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
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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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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Concerns in California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

West Palm Beach Weather Observation History