Historedia
Person

Cleveland Abbe

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1870–1871

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Cleveland Abbe, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. U.S. Army Weather Bureau created within the Army Signal Corps

    1870

    Role: Civilian Assistant

    1. February 9, 1870 · Seat of GovernmentEstablishment by Joint Resolution

      Congress established the first official U.S. weather service via joint resolution, placing it under the Secretary of War to ensure accurate observations.

  2. US Weather Bureau issues its first official forecast

    1870–1871

    Role: Second civilian assistant to Myer (from January 1871)

    1. 9 February 1870 · CongressEstablishment of Weather Service

      Congress established the first official US weather service in February 1870, placing it under the War Department to ensure accurate storm notifications.

    2. January 1871 · New weather serviceDevelopment of National Forecasts

      Cleveland Abbe joined the service in January 1871 and began developing a national forecast system, issuing forecasts the following month.

Sources

  1. National Weather Service Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09