Observing History at South Bend The station at South Bend was
promoted to a station of the first order on October 19, 1937,
joining the ranks of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville.
As a station of the first order, commissioned personnel were
hired along with official records being kept. Shortly after the
promotion, however, the office was shut down from May 1938 to
August 1939. Shortly after it was reopened, the station at South
Bend had the 8 inch rain gage installed in August 1939 and the
max/min thermometers on December 8, 1939. Finally, the
weighing/recording rain gage was installed on February 24, 1941.
Temperature and precipitation records for South Bend are
unofficial for dates prior to 1940. Records from 1940 to present
are considered official and are recognized as such by the
National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
December 1, 1893 -- Cooperative station established at Swain
Family April 1, 1912 -- Cooperative station established at the
University of Notre Dame, Moreau Semin