Army's Signal Service to establish stations at Boise on February 9, 1876. Army’s Signal Service Office (1877–1890) įormer Idaho Territory Governor and former U.S. The Fort was later renamed the Boise Barracks. Army senior medical officers on to “keep a diary of the weather” at each military station. This prompted the Surgeon General of the U.S. The post surgeon was required to take weather observations as it was believed there was a possible link between human disease and weather. Post surgeons and hospital stewards took continuous daily weather observations through November 30, 1898. Though the thermometers were sheltered, self registering thermometers were not installed until January 1872. The observations were taken 3 times a day, 7 A.M., 2 P.M., and 7 P.M., at the post hospital built in 1863. Cochrane, born in Paisley, Scotland, was the first post surgeon at the Fort and is believed to have taken the first weather observation. The first meteorological observations of high and low temperature and daily precipitation began at Fort Boise's Post Hospital on Februabout 7 months after the fort was established by Major Pinkney Lugenbeel. History Observations at Fort Boise (1864–1898) Weather Instruments next to the Post Hospital at Fort Boise circa 1890s. The Signal Office was discontinued on July 1, 1890. Signal Service, established an office downtown. Army took observations until Jwhen the U.S. Continuous weather observations have been maintained for the city of Boise since Februabout 5 months after the U.S. The current office in Boise maintains a WSR-88D (NEXRAD) radar system, 8 Automated airport weather station (ASOS) systems and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) that greatly improve forecasting in the region. After modernization in 1993, the forecast responsibility was changed to Southeast Oregon and Southwest Idaho. Since then, the U.S Weather Bureau office, now known as the National Weather Service forecast office gained forecast responsibility of Southern Idaho on Jwhich was expanded to the entire state of Idaho in 1973. Weather Bureau established an office in the Sonna Building on December 1, 1898. The National Weather Service Boise, Idaho is a weather forecast office responsible for weather forecasts, warnings and local statements as well as aviation weather forecasts and fire weather forecasts for 3 counties in Southeast Oregon and 14 counties in Southwest and South central Idaho. Travis Mayer, Electronic Systems Analystįirst weather observation in Boise, Idaho was taken at Fort Boise on February 1, 1864 159 years ago ( ).Jaret Rogers, Science Operations Officer.Jay Breidenbach, Warning Coordination Meteorologist.Michael Canton, Meteorologist in Charge.

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