WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST CARDS ARE NO MORE
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 26, 1925, The Evening Star reports "the last forecast postcard was mailed yesterday" as "newspapers, radio and the budget have combined to shove into oblivion that long familiar ornament of post offices (and) general stores...the Weather Bureau* daily forecast card."
According to the bureau, "the cards just naturally lost their popularity."
The publication and distribution of the cards started on June 18, 1881 and became "one of the chief sources of interest to townspeople." The Weather Bureau forecast cards are terminated after 44 years of service.
*United States Weather Bureau (1891-1970) since 1970 known as The National Weather Service has 122 local offices & is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. The agency has 4900 employees.
SOURCE
"Born in 1881--Died in 1925, Is Epitaph Upon Daily Weather Forecast Card," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 26, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
