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Who was Cleveland Abbe? |
Cleveland Abbe (1838–1916), nicknamed the “Father of the Weather Bureau,” was appointed director of the Cincinnati observatory in 1868. The Weather Bulletin of the Cincinnati Observatory began including a three-day weather forecast on September 22, 1869 prepared by forecaster Cleveland Abbe. In January 1871, Abbe was appointed as a civilian assistant in the National Weather Bureau where he continued to prepare weather reports and forecasts.