The NOAA Technical Memorandum has great information about weater records, climate, andhistory of weater recording in the Flagstaff and Northern Arizona region. (
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A HISTORY OF WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AT FLAGSTAFF
The first official weather station in Flagstaff was established September 9, 1898. The
office was located at the southeast corner of Aspen Avenue and Park Street in a one-story fiveroom
brick building known as the "Milligan Cottage". The first observer was Miss Elizabeth
Renoe, who later married a young attorney who became the first United States Senator from
Arizona, Senator Henry Ashurst.
On March 15, 1912, the station was moved to Sitgreaves and Ellery Streets, which was
one-half mile southeast of the previous location. The station remained at this location until
October 29, 1919. The station was then moved to 602 North Leroux Street.
On June 1, 1943, the weather station was moved to the Federal Post Office Building in
downtown Flagstaff. A first-order weather station was then established.
On January 12, 1950, the weather station was moved to the Flagstaff Municipal Airport,
six miles south of Flagstaff. The station and the weather office remained at the airport until June
1994 when the National Weather Service office moved to the Camp Navajo Army Depot in
Bellemont, 10 miles west of Flagstaff. From July 1994 to July 1995, the National Weather
Service office was temporarily located in the army barracks, while a new office was constructed.
On July 21, 1995, the office officially moved to its current location on the Camp Navajo Army
Depot. An automated weather station (ASOS) remains at the Flagstaff Municipal Airport
recording the official observations for Flagstaff. The ASOS was commissioned July 1, 1994.
NOAA, National Weather Service
NWSO Flagstaff
PO Box 16057
Camp Navajo, Building 49
Bellemont, AZ 86015
Office Administrative Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. MST, Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Phone: (928) 556-9161
Fax: (928) 774-3914
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